Lost Illusions: American Cinema in the Shadow of Watergate and Vietnam, 1970-1979 Volume 9 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780520232655)

The American film industry transformed itself during the 1970s: a new order emerged out of the chaos of the former studio system. A new rating system freed directors to explore serious subjects but allowed for the expansion of exploitation films as well. So while unprecedented social and political commentary emanated from the film-school-trained "New Hollywood" auteurs, the bigger change was the major studios' embrace of sensationalist content, mass advertising, and saturation booking. The methods of fringe exploitation producers became the norm.

Some of the films discussed in this book include: Five Easy Pieces, Chinatown, Carnal Knowledge, Straw Dogs, A Clockwork Orange, Mean Streets, The Conversation, Nashville, Shampoo, Taxi Driver, and Apocalypse Now.

Author: David Cook
ISBN-10: 0520232658
ISBN-13: 9780520232655
Publisher: University of California Press
Language: English
Published: 03/15/2002
Pages: 717
Format: Paperback
Weight: 2.72lbs
Size: 9.56h x 7.36w x 1.27d