Lost illusions

Lost illusions: American cinema in the shadow of Watergate and Vietnam, 1970-1979

by Cook, David A.

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This volume examines the development of film and the film industry during the 1970s and the political and economic background that influenced it.

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Lost illusions : American cinema in the shadow of Watergate and Vietnam, 1970-1979 / David A. Cook.

Summary

This volume examines the development of film and the film industry during the 1970s and the political and economic background that influenced it.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:©2000.

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):C. Scribner
  • Place of Publication:New York
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:©2000.

The Physical Object

  • Description:xxii, 695 pages : : illustrations ; : 26 cm.

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:0684804638, 9780684804637, 0520232658, 9780520232655
  • oclc:ocm40925910
  • LC Classification:PN1993.5.U6
  • Dewey Decimal:384/.8/0973

Table of Contents

Introduction : a decade of change -- Formative industry trends, 1970-1979 -- Manufacturing the blockbuster : the "newest art form of the twentieth century" -- The auteur cinema : directors and directions in the "Hollywood renaissance" -- Genres I : revision, transformation, and revival -- Genres II : exploitation and allusion -- Orders of magnitude I : majors, mini-majors, "instant majors," and independents -- Orders of magnitude II : costs, agents, stars -- Technological innovation and aesthetic response -- Motion picture exhibition in 1970s America / Douglas Gomery -- Looking back and turning inward : American documentary films of the seventies / William Rothman -- Avant-garde cinema of the seventies / Robin Blaetz.

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Subjects

Cinéma -- Histoire -- 20e siècle. -- Ét… Cinéma -- Histoire. -- États-Unis Cinéma -- Industrie -- États-Unis Cinéma américain -- Histoire Film Filmkunst Guerre du Viet-Nam (1961-1975) -- Ciném… History Motion picture industry Motion picture industry -- History. -- … Motion picture journalism -- History. -… Motion pictures Motion pictures -- History -- 20th cent… Motion pictures -- History. -- United S… Ouvrages de référence Reference works United States USA

Writers

Cook, David A.

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