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This review is from: American Cinema of the 1970s: Themes and Variations (Screen Decades: American Culture/American Cinema) (Paperback)
This is not the equal of David A. Cook's "Lost Illusions," which examines 1970's American cinema for the 'History of the American Cinema' series. It is decidedly more superficial and constrained to theoretical fragmentation. The text breaks the decade up not only by year but also by concept, which is an almost impossible construct to uphold. (For example: "Jaws," which came out in 1975, is ideologically posited against Altman's "Nashville." Well, oh my. Eureka.) Despite this, the text is often illuminating about the background of the films discussed and their cultural implications. It simply tries too hard to links its narrative to the general cultural highlights of the decade. (Cinema and Hank Aaron breaking the home run record?) In all, a worthwhile text and a solid introduction to cinema in the 1970's, but not a theoretically groundbreaking work.
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American Cinema of the 1970s: Themes and Variations (Screen Decades: American Culture / American Cinema) by Prof. Lester Friedman (Hardcover - April 15, 2007)
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