The BEST episodes of Storyville season 2001
Every episode of Storyville season 2001, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Storyville season 2001!
Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since it was launched by the BBC in 1997 as a showcase for the best in international documentaries. Screening over 340 films, from some 70 different countries, the strand has garnered a staggering array of awards: five Oscars, 15 Griersons, three Peabodys and two International Emmys.
#1 - The 50 Years War (Part 1)
Season 2001 - Episode 11 - Aired 6/4/2001
First of a two-part film on the bitter history of conflict between Israelis and Arabs.
#2 - Just, Melvin
Season 2001 - Episode 21 - Aired 11/28/2001
Film about the painful legacy left by child abuse.
#3 - Intimate Stranger
Season 2001 - Episode 13 - Aired 7/23/2001
Documentary-maker Alan Berliner's award-winning film about his enigmatic grandfather.
#4 - Marlene
Season 2001 - Episode 23 - Aired 12/27/2001
Maximilian Schell's documentary about the life of Marlene Dietrich, for which he garnered information from the film star during a 17-hour conversation.
#5 - Christ Comes to the Papuans
Season 2001 - Episode 22 - Aired 12/19/2001
How the influence of Christian missionaries in Papua New Guinea is steadily eroding the traditional customs and beliefs of the tribes people there.
#6 - Life and Death in Soweto
Season 2001 - Episode 20 - Aired 11/5/2001
Film documenting the harsh reality of life in Soweto, South Africa
#7 - An Unquiet Peace
Season 2001 - Episode 19 - Aired 10/29/2001
Photojournalist Nick Danziger returns to Kosovo to trace the refugees he met while covering the war in 1999.
#8 - The Gleaners and I
Season 2001 - Episode 18 - Aired 10/15/2001
Agnes Varda travels through France, meeting people who live by picking up other people's rubbish.
#9 - Picasso Days
Season 2001 - Episode 17 - Aired 9/10/2001
A documentary charting the turbulent life of Catalan artist Pablo Picasso.
#10 - Rats in the Ranks
Season 2001 - Episode 16 - Aired 9/3/2001
Documentary giving an insight into the dubious strategies employed in Australian politics.
#11 - Jazz Man from the Gulag
Season 2001 - Episode 14 - Aired 8/27/2001
The life of the Jewish jazz musician Eddie Rosner, who fled Nazi Germany and settled in Russia, only to be arrested and imprisoned there after the war.
#12 - The 50 Years War (Part 2)
Season 2001 - Episode 12 - Aired 6/5/2001
Concluding the two-part film about the enmity between Israeli and Arab.
#13 - Fashion Victim: The Killing of Gianni Versace
Season 2001 - Episode 15 - Aired 8/30/2001
The murder of Gianni Versace in July 1997 on the steps of his Miami mansion sent shockwaves around the fashion world. Versace's name had become associated with the best in designer fashion, and he was the couturier of choice for celebrities including Diana, Princess of Wales, Madonna and Elton John. This film tells the strange story of his life and death.
#14 - Cod Wars
Season 2001 - Episode 10 - Aired 5/28/2001
During the 1950s and 60s, Britain consumed 430,000 tons of cod each year - but as the stocks started to diminish, the livelihoods of fishing communities in both countries were at stake. Iceland took steps to protect their fishing industry - the mainstay of their economy - resulting in the three so-called "Cod Wars". This was a David and Goliath struggle, where the small fleet of Icelandic gunboats were pitted against the British trawlers and the Royal Navy in the North Atlantic. This Icelandic film, made in 2001, tells the story from both sides and reflects on the impact of the Cod Wars in Grimsby and Hull.
#15 - The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack
Season 2001 - Episode 9 - Aired 5/14/2001
Co-written by his daughter Aiyana, a Storyville profile of the American folk hero Ramblin' Jack Elliott.
#16 - Vision Man
Season 2001 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/7/2001
An 87-year-old Inuit hunter looks back on his life in Greenland.
#17 - Romancing the Throne
Season 2001 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/30/2001
Prince Mohato becomes King of Lesotho and must face the many burdens of office and the commitment of marriage.
#18 - Heidi Fleiss: Hollywood Madam
Season 2001 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/2/2001
A documentary crew from the BBC arrives in L.A. intent on interviewing Heidi Fleiss, a year after her arrest for running a brothel but before her trial. Several months elapse before the interview, so the crew searches for anyone who'll talk about the young woman.
#19 - Joseph Desire Mobutu
Season 2001 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/22/2001
The story of the cook's son who became a feared, tyrannical leader in Zaire
#20 - R.U.E.U?
Season 2001 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/15/2001
Nick Fraser travels to Brussels in an effort to understand the European Union.
#21 - The Sweetest Sound
Season 2001 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/14/2001
Film-maker Alan Berliner is tired of being mistaken for one of the many people who share his name. In this film, he goes in search of others who share his problem. After visiting same-name societies all over America, he attempts to come to terms with his alter egos when he holds a dinner party where invites are confined to people called Alan Berliner. There they explore the links that have resulted in them having the same name.
#22 - Black and White in Colour
Season 2001 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/4/2001
Documentary focusing on Vera Bila, the most successful Romany singer in Europe. Born in Slovakia, she travels around Europe in search of places to perform, all the while awaiting her son's release from prison. The film also sheds light on the plight of Europe's neglected Romany communities.
#23 - I Loved You
Season 2001 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/2/2001
Award-winning film-maker Viktor Kossakovsky examines the nature of human love in three stories which together look at his mentors, a shot-gun wedding outside Moscow, and the relationship of two St Petersburg kindergarten children.