Best Movies of the 70s

100 films des années... #6

by Jürgen Müller

The birth of the The prodigies of the 1970s revolutionize cinema The 1970 that magical era betwixt the swinging 60s and the decadent 80s, the epoch of leisure suits and Afros, the age of disco music and platform shoes. As war raged on in Vietnam and the cold war continued to escalate, Hollywood began to heat up, recovering from its commercial crisis with box-office successes such as Star Wars, Jaws, The Exorcist, and The Godfather. Thanks to directors like Spielberg and Lucas, American cinema gave birth to a new the blockbuster. Meanwhile, across the Atlantic, while the Nouvelle Vague died out in France, its influence extended to Germany, where the New German Cinema of Fassbinder, Wenders, and Herzog had its heyday. The sexual revolution made its way to the silver screen (cautiously in the US, more freely in Europe) most notably in Bertolucci's steamy, scandalous Last Tango in Paris. Amidst all this came a wave of nostalgic films (The Sting, American Graffiti) and Vietnam pictures (Apocalypse Now, The Deer Hunter), the rise of the anti-hero (Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Dustin Hoffman), and the prestigious short-lived genre, blaxploitation.

Genres: Reference, Film, Nonfiction, Media Tie In, Collections, Art

352 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2004

About the author

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Jürgen Müller is a German art historian who specializes in old German and Dutch painting, the art of Mannerism, the painting of the Golden Age and in the areas of photography and film.

Reviews

[Gabriele Pallonetto · Rating 3 out of 5]

Un pratico compendio corredato da tante foto, trame, elenchi dei personaggi, oscar vinti e curiosità dei 55 film migliori degli anni 70 selezionati da Jürgen Müller. Un periodo d'oro per il cinema che ancora influenza le pellicole moderne.

[João Moura · Rating 4 out of 5]

Uma década vista pelos filmes que a marcaram.. Podemos discordar de algumas das escolhas dos 55 principais filmes da década mas aprendemos sempre algo ou recordamos os filmes inovadoras da altura e nos deleitamos com as suas imagens...

[Diego Bauman · Rating 5 out of 5]

que gran forma de narrar en bellas imágenes complementadas de contundentes textos lo que fue el cine en los años setentas. No se les escapa ningún detalle, me gustó mucho.

[Tom · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another good way to learn about a decade is through its movies. The 70's -- the end of Vietnam War and the beginning of Cold War -- is the decade of the skeptical. From the controversial "A Clockwork Orange" and "Harold and Maude" to the box office "Jaws" and "Star Wars", this 776 pages of full color book will give you a better understanding of the restless decade, and while at that, getting a sight-orgasm by the dramatic pictures.

[Moamen · Rating 4 out of 5]

short introduction about the seventies movies and cinematic themes , then a series essays about some of the important films of this decade , the essays vary in quality but mostly informative . the book itself is wonderfully designed with lots of photos from films used .

overall , this book is more of a shelf book , more valuable in collecting , keeping and representing .

[Mer · Rating 3 out of 5]

La decada en la que naci. Un regalo y una muy buena tapa.

[Brent · Rating 3 out of 5]

For the kid from the 70's who loves movies.