40 Days to Learn Film
8.1
2020
2 hr 17 min
Documentary
For just forty days, filmmaker and writer Mark Cousins embarks on a peculiar journey in order to explore topics as the passion for cinema and certain aspects related to making films as style, ideas, emotions and practicalities; an ambitious exploration of the universal language of cinema by analyzing pieces of work that cross every artistic and cultural boundaries.
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- Cast：
- Mark Cousins
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So much average
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i know i wasted 90 mins of my life.
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A Brilliant Conflict
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A lot of perfectly good film show their cards early, establish a unique premise and let the audience explore a topic at a leisurely pace, without much in terms of surprise. this film is not one of those films.
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