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The Story of Film: An Odyssey Season 1 Episode 13
Film in the 1990s enters a surprise golden age. In Iran we meet Abbas Kiarostami, who rethought movie making and made it more real. Then, in Tokyo, we meet Shinji Tsukamoto, who laid the ground for the bold new Japanese horror cinema. In Paris one of the world’s greatest directors, Claire Denis, talks exclusively about her work. The story ends in Mexico.
Episode Title: New Boundaries: World Cinema in Africa, Asia & Latin America
Air Date: 2011-11-26
Year: 2011
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