THEME EXPLORATION

1970s Boston

17 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Roma
Roma
2018 · Alfonso Cuarón
Deutschland im Herbst
Deutschland im Herbst
1978 · Alexander Kluge
Citizen’s Band
Citizen’s Band
1977 · Jonathan Demme
Carl Lee on Joe Franklin Show
Carl Lee on Joe Franklin Show
1973 · Shirley Clarke
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
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
Patriots Day
Patriots Day
2016 · Peter Berg
Fever Pitch
Fever Pitch
2005 · Bobby Farrelly & Peter Farrelly
Free Fire
Free Fire
2017 · Ben Wheatley
Black Circle
Black Circle
2019 · Adrián García Bogliano
The Suburbs Are Everywhere
The Suburbs Are Everywhere
1973 · Gérard Pirès
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Allen Hughes USA

While primarily known for 1980s teen films, Hughes captured the Midwest-East Coast working-class sensibility and social dynamics that defined 1970s Boston culture.

 Barry Levinson USA

Levinson's early work captured the texture of 1970s American urban life with documentary-like precision, exploring class, crime, and regional identity similar to Boston's character.