American cinema of the 1970s : themes and variations / / edited by Lester D. Friedman

• Pubblicazione: New Brunswick, N.J., : Rutgers University Press, c2007
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (301 p.)
• Disciplina: 791.430973/09047
• Soggetto topico: Motion pictures - United States - History; Motion pictures - United States - Plots, themes, etc
• Altri autori: FriedmanLester D
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-265) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Acknowledgments; Timeline: The 1970's; 1970: Movies and the Movement; 1971: Movies and the Exploitation of Excess; 1972: Movies and Confession; 1973: Movies and Legacies of War and Corruption; 1974: Movies and Political Trauma; 1975: Movies and Conflicting Ideologies; 1976: Movies and Cultural Contradictions; 1977: Movies and a Nation in Transformation; 1978: Movies and Changing Times; 1979: Movies and the End of an Era; Select Academy Awards, 1970-1979; Works Cited and Consulted; Contributors; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: A smug 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 1970's, 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. Far from a placid era, the seventies was a decade of social upheavals. Events such as the killing of students at Kent State and Jackson State universities, the Watergate investigations...
• Titolo autorizzato: American cinema of the 1970s
• ISBN: 1-281-15133-5; 1-78034-783-9; 9786611151331; 0-8135-4137-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910826798603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Screen decades.