Scene by Scene
1997 · Documentary · 1 Season · 24 Episodes ·
Mark Cousins invites film actors and directors to watch major scenes in their career to date, and to talk us through them.
E11. Sean ConneryWith 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 anecdotesto Mark Cousins about his life in cinema. Films discussed include Alfred Hitchcock's Marnie and The Hill.
Director Mark Cousins
Executive producer May MillerE22. Steve MartinE33. Terence StampMaverick 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.E44. Martin ScorseseMartin Scorsese, acclaimed as one of the world's greatest living directors, talks to Mark Cousins in an interview that coincides with the release of Кундун (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, Italo-American (1974), a documentary with his parents as subjects.E55. Paul SchraderAbout screenwriter/filmmaker/producer Paul Schrader who entered Hollywood with the script of "Taxi Driver".E66. Jack LemmonJack Lemmon talks to Mark Cousins about his diverse and enduring career in cinema in a conversation punctuated by clips from his films, including The Apartment (1960) and Glengarry Glen Ross (1992).E77. Brian De PalmaE88. Jonathan DemmeE99. Jane RussellErnestine Jane Geraldine Russell was an American film actress and one of Hollywood's leading sex symbols in the 1940s and 1950s.E1010. Bernardo BertolucciBernardo Bertolucci's career reached a peak of notoriety with Last Tango in Paris (1972) in 1972, but atmospheric early work such as Spider's Strategy (1970) and The Conformist (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.E1111. David LynchMark Cousins meets US director David Lynch, the creator of such idiosyncratic and groundbreaking screen landmarks as Eraserhead, Blue Velvet and Twin PeaksE1212. James CoburnE1313. Roman PolanskiE1414. Woody AllenMark Cousins Interviews Woody Allen about his life and work.E1515. Rod SteigerE1616. Lauren BacallIn 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.E1717. Janet LeighE1818. Kirk DouglasE1919. Tom HanksE2020. Donald SutherlandWith roles in Военно-полевой госпиталь M*A*S*H. (1970), 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.E2121. Jeff BridgesE2222. Dennis HopperE2323. Jeanne MoreauConsidered 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 and Jim (1962), and explores sexual and intellectual freedom in her career and private life.E2424. John Sayles
