Peter Debruge Chief Film CriticEven with all the havoc the coronavirus wrought in the world, cinema could not be stopped, so why should Mark Cousins, the solicitous Irish critic-cum-tour guide whose 15-hour “The Story of Film: An Odyssey” was but a tip-of-the-iceberg survey of the medium’s infinite possibilities?Making the most of his time in lockdown, Cousins has compiled an appendix/capper to that marathon series, delivering “The Story of Film: A New Generation” on opening day of the Cannes Film Festival.
This latest installment (doubtful to be the last) is less focused on where the medium’s been than in where it’s headed, focusing mostly on 21st-century examples, from Attenberg to Zama, that point the way forward.
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