“Europe, where the Art of filmmaking all began" 

Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood is a truly exciting, marvellous, stylish and visual presentation of the European silent film era and commemorates the birth of an Art that would really transform the 20th century. This six-part historical mini series focuses on the early days of the movie industry and the enormous contribution made by Europe. It was originally prepared for British Television by award-winning team Kevin Brownlow and David Gill of Photoplay Productions. The series originally aired on the BBC in 1995, and on Turner Classic Movies in the US in 1996. It chronicles the birth of European cinema, from the Lumiere brothers to World War I, and then the first golden age of Swedish cinema, from the formation of Svenska Bio to the departure for Hollywood of Stiller and Sjöström. The French build the first studio, invent the traveling shot, and experiment in sound. Max Linder becomes the first comedic star. The Italians do spectacle and early realism. Germans invent film propaganda and have Ernst Lubitsch. The Danish cinema is rich before the war and provides us with an affectionate portrait of Swedish cinematography, led by Jaenzon, its conversion of novels into film, and the emergence of a production company that owned its own theaters. Basically required viewing for film buffs! Enjoy! Watch the Introductory Episode ’Where It All Began’ here, Episode 2 – Art’s Promised Land (Sweden), The Unchained Camera (Germany), The Music of Light (France), Opportunity Lost (Britain) and End of an Era (Finale). (photo credit Photoplay Productions)