Disc 1. 1895-1918. The world discovers a new art form -- 1918-1928. The triumph of American film and the first of its rebels -- 1918-1932. The Great Rebel filmmakers around the world -- Disc 2. The 1930s. The great American movie genres and the brillance of European language -- 1939-1952. The devastation of war and a new movie language -- 1953-1957. The swollen story: world cinema bursting at the seams -- Disc 3. 1957-1964. The shock of the new, modern filmmaking in Europe -- 1965-1969. New waves around the world -- 1967-1979. New American cinema -- Disc 4. 1969-1979. Radical directors in the 70s make state of the nation movies -- The 1970s and onward. Innovation in popular culture and around the world -- The 1980s. Moviemaking and protest around the world -- Disc 5. 1990-1998. The last days of celluloid, before the coming of digital -- The 1990s. The first days of digital: reality losing its realness in America and Australia -- 2000 onwards. Film moves full circle and the future of movies.