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THEME EXPLORATION

1970s Los Angeles

19 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Deutschland im Herbst
Deutschland im Herbst
1978 · Alexander Kluge
Roma
Roma
2018 · Alfonso Cuarón
The Million Dollar Hotel
The Million Dollar Hotel
2000 · Wim Wenders
The Big Lebowski
The Big Lebowski
1998 · Joel Coen
The Canyons
The Canyons
2013 · Paul Schrader
52 Pick-Up
52 Pick-Up
1986 · John Frankenheimer
Fast Hands
Fast Hands
1976 · Alan Clarke
Gouttes d’eau sur pierres brûlantes
Gouttes d’eau sur pierres brûlantes
2000 · François Ozon
Model Shop
Model Shop
1969 · Jacques Demy
Side by Side
Side by Side
1975 · Bruce Beresford
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
Black Circle
Black Circle
2019 · Adrián García Bogliano
Hollywoodland
Hollywoodland
2006 · Allen Coulter
Ironheart
Ironheart
1992 · Robert Clouse
Sexual Life
Sexual Life
2005 · Ken Kwapis
The Suburbs Are Everywhere
The Suburbs Are Everywhere
1973 · Gérard Pirès
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Robert Altman → USA

His films like 'The Long Goodbye' and 'Nashville' captured the moral ambiguity and social fragmentation of 1970s America through innovative ensemble storytelling.

Roman Polanski → Poland/USA

'Chinatown' remains the definitive neo-noir exploration of 1970s Los Angeles corruption, paranoia, and urban decay.

John Carpenter → USA

His films like 'Assault on Precinct 13' and 'Halloween' channeled the gritty urban anxiety and crime-ridden landscape of 1970s Los Angeles.

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