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Review

A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things review – effusive ode to Willie Barns-Graham

by Marina Ashioti

Mark Cousins’ lyri­cal explo­ration into the life and work of a lit­tle-known mod­ernist painter from Scotland.

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A man in a dark cloak stands alone on a rocky shoreline, his face obscured in shadow.
Review

My Name is Alfred Hitchcock review – deep film analysis with a twist

by David Jenkins

Mark Cousins’ ana­lyt­i­cal sur­vey of the Hitch­cock fil­mog­ra­phy draws on a strange and not entire­ly help­ful spe­cial guest for its narration.

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Close-up of a man's face with text tattoos on his forehead and cheek.
Review

The Story of Looking

by Laura Venning

Doc­u­men­tary mak­er Mark Cousins gets per­son­al with this eye-open­ing essay film about the his­to­ry of human vision.

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Black and white image of a man in a suit and hat sitting at a table with a woman in traditional dress, likely 1930s or 1940s setting.
Review

The Eyes of Orson Welles

by David Jenkins

Mark Cousins returns with an essay fea­ture on the doo­dles and drafts­man­ship of Orson Welles.

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A young woman with curly hair, looking out of a bus window with a pensive expression.
Review

Stockholm My Love

by Eve Watling

A rare mis­fire from direc­tor Mark Cousins, as he turns his cam­era to the streets of the Swedish capital.

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A person dressed in a black cloak stands alone in a snowy, mountainous landscape with tents or buildings visible in the background.
Review

I Am Belfast

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

A lyri­cal ode to the North­ern Irish cap­i­tal from writer/​director Mark Cousins.

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Review

A Story of Children and Film

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

The itin­er­ant and inquis­i­tive cinephile deliv­ers this mov­ing child-based adden­dum to his mam­moth The Sto­ry of Film.

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