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The Power of Film: Season 1

Miniseries 2024
TV-PG

  • 2024-01-04T05:00:00Z on Turner Classic Movies
  • 42m
  • 4h 8m (6 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
  • Documentary
Dive deep into the art of storytelling by examining the defining principles and inner workings of the greatest classic films from the past century.

6 episodes

Series Premiere

2024-01-04T05:00:00Z

1x01 Popular and Memorable

Series Premiere

1x01 Popular and Memorable

  • 2024-01-04T05:00:00Z40m

A large proportion of the most commercially successful American films are quickly forgotten. A tiny fraction, however, are truly memorable, lasting from one generation to another. Using iconic scenes from many of these classic films, this series explores films that were both popular and memorable. In this episode, Howard Suber asks why this small minority continues to have such power.

2024-01-11T05:00:00Z

1x02 Trapped

1x02 Trapped

  • 2024-01-11T05:00:00Z40m

Nearly all memorable stories, whether told in movies or in real life, are about traps. The most memorable are generally about the loss, sacrifice, and ultimate triumph the central character must engage in to escape their trap.

2024-01-18T05:00:00Z

1x03 Character Relationships

1x03 Character Relationships

  • 2024-01-18T05:00:00Z42m

There’s no such thing as an interesting character; there are only interesting character relationships. But, as is true for religions, myths, and the longest-lasting dramas, the structure of most memorable dramatic plots centers on a single individual, around whom all the most important action and the other characters revolve.

2024-01-25T05:00:00Z

1x04 Heroes and Villains

1x04 Heroes and Villains

  • 2024-01-25T05:00:00Z42m

Memorable films tend to be a compensation for what we don’t see much of in the real world— justice, commitment, and altruism. Film drama frequently treats the central characters as if they were heroes or villains, but often the two are very much alike.

2024-02-01T05:00:00Z

1x05 The Power of Paradox

1x05 The Power of Paradox

  • 2024-02-01T05:00:00Z42m

In almost every memorable film, things are not what they seem, and learning the truth about characters and situations creates much of the tension in the film. Often, the truth of the film is quite paradoxical, which is what makes us want to keep watching.

Season Finale

2024-02-08T05:00:00Z

1x06 Love and Meaning

Season Finale

1x06 Love and Meaning

  • 2024-02-08T05:00:00Z42m

Although it’s often said that in order to succeed, a Hollywood film has to have a happy ending, when you look at the most memorable love stories it’s astonishing how many of them end with the separation or death of one or both lovers. Often, the paradox underlying the film helps explain why they stick in our memories.

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