THEME EXPLORATION

1970s America

22 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Deutschland im Herbst
Deutschland im Herbst
1978 · Alexander Kluge
Roma
Roma
2018 · Alfonso Cuarón
Summer in the City
Summer in the City
1970 · Wim Wenders
The Straight Story
The Straight Story
1999 · David Lynch
A History of Violence
A History of Violence
2005 · David Cronenberg
Brokeback Mountain
Brokeback Mountain
2005 · Ang Lee
Carol
Carol
2015 · Todd Haynes
A Hatful of Rain
A Hatful of Rain
1957 · Fred Zinnemann
Fast Hands
Fast Hands
1976 · Alan Clarke
Gouttes d’eau sur pierres brûlantes
Gouttes d’eau sur pierres brûlantes
2000 · François Ozon
Side by Side
Side by Side
1975 · Bruce Beresford
Spoiled Children
Spoiled Children
1977 · Bertrand Tavernier
Stampede Country
Stampede Country
1972 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
The Neon Bible
The Neon Bible
1995 · Terence Davies
JRA CM
JRA CM
1973 · Shuji Terayama
La vida abismal
La vida abismal
2007 · Ventura Pons
Labor Party election commercials
Labor Party election commercials
1974 · Phillip Noyce
Perón: The Justicialist Revolution
Perón: The Justicialist Revolution
1971 · Fernando Solanas
The Southern Cross
The Southern Cross
1992 · Patricio Guzmán
Black Circle
Black Circle
2019 · Adrián García Bogliano
Stealing Sinatra
Stealing Sinatra
2003 · Ron Underwood
The Suburbs Are Everywhere
The Suburbs Are Everywhere
1973 · Gérard Pirès
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sofia Coppola United States

His films like The Godfather Part II and Apocalypse Now capture the corruption, paranoia, and moral decay of 1970s America.

 Martin Scorsese United States

Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, and Mean Streets explore urban decay, violence, and psychological turmoil endemic to 1970s American cities.

 Sidney Lumet United States

Films like Dog Day Afternoon, Network, and Serpico examine institutional corruption and the disillusionment of 1970s American society.