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Hollywood Renaissance: 1964-1976 |
Counter-culture films (critiquing "myths") American Auteur Films (personal films) |
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Characteristics of films of this era |
1. off-beat antihero 2. America as a "sterile society" - oppressive; blind commitment to traditional value systems/"myths"; a resistance to, or even rejection of, conflict with that "sterility" 3. Explorations of sexual conflicts and/or psychological problems 4. Mixing of the comic and the serious 5. Self-conscious use of cinematic technique (draws attention to itself): slow-motion; quid-cutting, stylized memory and dream sequences and drug sequences. |
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Many films were criticized for their sex and violence, but, the reasons for this: |
1. comp from T.V. 2. Influence of European Cinema (FNW, Neo Realism, etc.) 3. Underground Cinema (e.g. Andy Warhol) 4. Fragmented Audiences: thanks to.... 5. Changing Cultural value systems (counterculture) |
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Counterculture: "Myths" challenged by the counterculture: |
- The Military -Religion -Police and Government -Education Systems -Sobriety and restraint -Marriage -Adult Authority |
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Major Counter Culture Films of the 1960s and 1970s |
-"Dr. Strangelove" (Kubrick, 1964) -"Bonnie and Clyde" (Penn, 1967) -"The Graduate" (Nichols, 1967) -"Midnight Cowboy" (Schlesinger, 1969) -"Easy Rider" (Hopper, 1969) -"M*A*S*H* (Altman, 1970) -"One Flew over the Cuckoo's nest" (Forman, 1975) ***Death of the Hollywood Production Code**** |
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Birth of the Rating System |
1968: the MPAA (motion picture association of america) -Does away with the PCA (Production Code Administration) and instates... CARA: Classification and Ratings administration...another example of industry self-regulationg |
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American Auteurs |
Directors who, with studios or independently, made personal films: 1. personal visions/worldview 2. Exploration of "personhood" |
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Important American Auteur Filmmakers/films (1970-1980) |
-Kubrick, 1971: "A Clockwork Orange" - Altman, 1975: "Nashville" -Cassavetes, 1974: "A Women Under the Influence" & "The Killing of a Chinese Bookie" ('76) -Ford Coppola, 1972: "The Godfather" -Scorsese: "Mean Streets"(73), "Taxi Driver" (76) "Raging Bull" (80) -W. Allen: "Annie Hall" (1977), "Manhattan" (79) |
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The "Me Decade" |
-Away from social action to self-centeredness -The "Health Craze" -"Self Help" gurus and therapy -Soaring divorce rates |
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Hollywood Thrives thanks to the "return of the myths" and the dominance of films-as-(big)business. Films around this time, 1975/77, traits/key forces: |
1. Movies as video games: emphasis on simple entertainment 2. The "blockbuster mentality": success - massive/simultaneous distribution...massive (expensive) marketing campaigns, which meant...films became more and more expensive to make 3. The Agent as Star: Emphasis on making movies: films became more and more expensive to make |
