American Cinema of the 1970s

by Friedman, Lester D.

• ISBN13: 9780813540238
• ISBN10: 0813540232
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-04-15
• Publisher: Rutgers Univ Pr

Summary

Asmug glance at the seventies-the so-called "Me Decade"-unveils a kaleidoscope of big hair, blaring music, and broken politics-all easy targets for satire, cynicism, and ultimately even nostalgia. American Cinema of the 1970s, however, looks beyond the strobe lights to reveal how profoundly the seventies have influenced American life and how the films of that decade represent a peak moment in cinema history.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Timeline: The 1970s	p. xi
Introduction: Movies and the 1970s	p. 1
1970 Movies and the Movement	p. 24
1971 Movies and the Exploitation of Excess	p. 48
1972 Movies and Confession	p. 71
1973 Movies and the Legacies of War and Corruption	p. 95
1974 Movies and Political Trauma	p. 116
1975 Movies and Conflicting Ideologies	p. 135
1976 Movies and Cultural Contradictions	p. 157
1977 Movies and a Nation in Transformation	p. 182
1978 Movies and Changing Times	p. 205
1979 Movies and the End of an Era	p. 228
Select Academy Awards, 1970-1979	p. 251
Works Cited and Consulted	p. 257
Contributors	p. 267
Index	p. 271
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