The Story of Film: An Odyssey American Cinema of the 70s (Season 1, Episode 9)
TV Episode | 62 min | Documentary, History

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The Story of Film: An Odyssey

American Cinema of the 70s (Season 1, Episode 9)

TV Episode | 62 min | Documentary, History

The Story of Film examines American cinema in the period of 1967-1979 also known as New American Cinema. Films of this time generally fell into three types: satirical films that mocked society and the times, dissident films that challenged...See moreThe Story of Film examines American cinema in the period of 1967-1979 also known as New American Cinema. Films of this time generally fell into three types: satirical films that mocked society and the times, dissident films that challenged the conventional style of cinema, and assimilationist films that rework old studio genres with new techniques. Satirical films include the work of Frank Tashlin, Buck Henry, Mike Nichols, Robert Altman, and Milos Forman. Dissident films include the work of Dennis Hopper, Robert Altman, Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese, Paul Schrader, Charles Burnett, and Woody Allen. Assimilationist films include the work of Peter Bogdanovich, Sam Peckinpah, and Terrence Malick. It also looks at the assimilationist classics Cabaret, The Godfather, and Chinatown. Written by Shatterdaymorn See less

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13 cast members

Name	Known for
Mark Cousins Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer	The First Movie (2009)
Buck Henry Self Self See fewer	The Graduate (1967)
Charles Burnett Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	Killer of Sheep (1978)
Robert Towne Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	Chinatown (1974)
Francis Ford Coppola Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Apocalypse Now (1979)
Michael Powell Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Peeping Tom (1960)
Martin Scorsese Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)
Thelma Schoonmaker Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Departed (2006)
Paul Schrader Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	First Reformed (2017)
Peter Bogdanovich Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Last Picture Show (1971)
Haskell Wexler Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	Medium Cool (1969)
Roman Polanski Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Chinatown (1974)
Juan Diego Botto Narrator (voice) (version: spanish) Narrator (voice) (version: spanish) See fewer	La Celestina (1996)