The Story of Film: An Odyssey fingerprintStrong craft, striking style, light on feelings.
Calm and low-key
Nostalgic and hopeful
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
History and show business
Standout direction and storytelling
Layered plot that rewards full attention.
Standout editing and cinematography
Calm and low-key
The Story of Film: An Odyssey is calm and low-intensity.
Nostalgic and hopeful
Emotionally, it's nostalgic, hopeful, and wondrous.
History and show business
Its world is built around history and show business.
Standout direction and storytelling
Layered plot that rewards full attention.
The direction and storytelling stand out. The plot is layered and rewards full attention.
Standout editing and cinematography
Look and sound: the editing and cinematography stand out.
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Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 81/100 (IMDb 8.4). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated TV-PG in the United States.
1 season
It has 1 season with 15 episodes of about 60 minutes each.
It ran from 2011 to 2011 and has ended.
It was made in English. Produced in United Kingdom.
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