Episode list

Scene by Scene

Brian De Palma
Sat, Nov 07, 1998
  • S1.E7
  • Brian De Palma
8.4 /10
Martin Scorsese
Fri, Apr 03, 1998
  • S1.E4
  • Martin Scorsese
Martin Scorsese, acclaimed as one of the world's greatest living directors, talks to Mark Cousins in an interview that coincides with the release of Kundun (1997), exploring the life of the Dalai Lama. In his New York production office, Scorsese discusses the experiences of working with actors such as Robert De Niro, Liza Minnelli and Harvey Keitel, and how his style has evolved over the last three decades. Scorsese also analyses clips from Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, GoodFellas and New York, New York, and what he considers his best film, Italianamerican (1974), a documentary with his parents as subjects.
8.3 /10
Donald Sutherland
Wed, Mar 21, 2001
  • S1.E20
  • Donald Sutherland
With roles in MASH (1970), Klute (1971) and Klute (1971), Donald Sutherland made his name in some of the outstanding films of the seventies. He has remained one of Hollywood's most versatile actors, and in this programme he talks with Mark Cousins about his life and work.
7.8 /10
Sean Connery

Fri, May 09, 1997
With a career spanning nearly 40 years, Scottish actor Sean Connery is one of the world's most popular movie stars. In this programme, while watching clips from his films, he relates anecdotes to Mark Cousins about his life in cinema. Films discussed include Alfred Hitchcock's Marnie and The Hill.
0 /10
Terence Stamp

Fri, Feb 27, 1998
Maverick actor Terence Stamp talks to Mark Cousins about his life, loves and the decisions that have shaped his career. Clips from Billy Budd and The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert are interspersed with Stamp's candid comments.
0 /10
Martin Scorsese

Fri, Apr 03, 1998
Martin Scorsese, acclaimed as one of the world's greatest living directors, talks to Mark Cousins in an interview that coincides with the release of Kundun (1997), exploring the life of the Dalai Lama. In his New York production office, Scorsese discusses the experiences of working with actors such as Robert De Niro, Liza Minnelli and Harvey Keitel, and how his style has evolved over the last three decades. Scorsese also analyses clips from Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, GoodFellas and New York, New York, and what he considers his best film, Italianamerican (1974), a documentary with his parents as subjects.
8.3 /10
Paul Schrader

Fri, Apr 24, 1998
About screenwriter/filmmaker/producer Paul Schrader who entered Hollywood with the script of "Taxi Driver".
0 /10
Jane Russell

Fri, May 14, 1999
Ernestine Jane Geraldine Russell was an American film actress and one of Hollywood's leading sex symbols in the 1940s and 1950s.
0 /10
Bernardo Bertolucci
Bernardo Bertolucci's career reached a peak of notoriety with Ultimo tango a Parigi (1972) in 1972, but atmospheric early work such as Strategia del ragno (1970) and Il conformista (1970) had already earmarked him as a major talent. Here, in the company of Mark Cousins, he discusses the frank sexuality in his work and influences informing it, and his hatred of his native Italy. The programme includes clips from Bertolucci's films and from those of his many admirers.
0 /10
David Lynch

Sat, Nov 27, 1999
Mark Cousins meets US director David Lynch, the creator of such idiosyncratic and groundbreaking screen landmarks as Eraserhead, Blue Velvet and Twin Peaks
7.8 /10
Rod Steiger

Fri, Jul 14, 2000
Rob Steiger talks to Mark Cousins about his celebrated roles in On the Waterfront, Dr Zhivago and In the Heat of the Night, and shares anecdotes about James Dean, Marilyn Monroe and Elizabeth Taylor.
0 /10
Lauren Bacall

Fri, Aug 04, 2000
In a rare interview, Hollywood icon Lauren Bacall speaks to Mark Cousins about her career, her marriage to Humphrey Bogart and her friendships with Katharine Hepburn and Rock Hudson.
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Donald Sutherland
With roles in MASH (1970), Klute (1971) and Klute (1971), Donald Sutherland made his name in some of the outstanding films of the seventies. He has remained one of Hollywood's most versatile actors, and in this programme he talks with Mark Cousins about his life and work.
7.8 /10
Jeanne Moreau

Sun, Mar 31, 2002
Considered by Orson Welles to be the greatest actress in the world, Jeanne Moreau was the muse of French cinema in the 1960s. Here she reveals the stories behind the making of Jules et Jim (1962), and explores sexual and intellectual freedom in her career and private life.
0 /10
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