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Mark Kermode's Secrets of Cinema

7.1 / 10

2018

3 seasons

11 episodes

Documentary

Mark Kermode reveals the film-making tricks and techniques behind classic movie genres, from romcoms to horrors.

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Mark Kermode

1.The Romcom
17-07-201860m
Mark begins with one of the most popular genres of all, the classic romantic comedy. They are sometimes sneered at by critics, but from the 1930s to the present day, many of our mo...
2.The Heist
24-07-201860m
This time it is the turn of the heist movie, with its unique combination of suspense and action. Whether it is the big bank job or netting a fortune in diamonds, why, asks Mark, do...
3.Coming of Age
31-07-201860m
Mark explores the genre that captures the joy and pain of growing up - the coming-of-age movie. It is the most universal of all genres, the one we can all relate to from our own ex...
4.Science Fiction
07-08-201860m
Mark explores the most visionary of all genres - science fiction, and shows how film-makers have risen to the challenge of making the unbelievable believable. Always at the forefro...
5.Horror
14-08-201860m
Mark Kermode reveals the cinematic tricks and techniques used to create classic horror films, from The Phantom of the Opera to The Exorcist, Psycho to Get Out.

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