THEME EXPLORATION

1970s New York City

24 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Tokyo-ga
Tokyo-ga
1985 · Wim Wenders
Adele: Live in New York City 2015
Adele: Live in New York City 2015
2015 · Beth McCarthy-Miller
Matchless (John Papadopoulos, ) production assistant
Matchless (John Papadopoulos, ) production assistant
1974 · Phillip Noyce
Deutschland im Herbst
Deutschland im Herbst
1978 · Alexander Kluge
Once Upon a Time in the West
Once Upon a Time in the West
1968 · Sergio Leone
Breathless
Breathless
1960 · Jean-Luc Godard
Roma
Roma
2018 · Alfonso Cuarón
The Red Shoes
The Red Shoes
1948 · Michael Powell & Pressburger
Inside Out
Inside Out
2015 · Pete Docter
Loves of a Blonde
Loves of a Blonde
1965 · Miloš Forman
Distant
Distant
2002 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
A Better Tomorrow II
A Better Tomorrow II
1987 · John Woo
Insignificance
Insignificance
1985 · Nicolas Roeg
Cosmopolis
Cosmopolis
2012 · David Cronenberg
Prosperity for 2008
Prosperity for 2008
2008 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
demonlover
demonlover
2002 · Olivier Assayas
11 Minutes
11 Minutes
2015 · Jerzy Skolimowski
Tales of Taipei
Tales of Taipei
2026 · Pawo Choyning Dorji
King Kong
King Kong
1952 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Mai Zetterling's Stockholm
Mai Zetterling's Stockholm
1978 · Mai Zetterling
Napoli 24
Napoli 24
2010 · Paolo Sorrentino
Side by Side
Side by Side
1975 · Bruce Beresford
Bad Taste
Bad Taste
1987 · Peter Jackson
Catology
Catology
1960 · Shuji Terayama
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Martin Scorsese USA

His films like Taxi Driver and Raging Bull are quintessential portraits of 1970s New York City's gritty urban landscape and moral decay.

 Sidney Lumet USA

He captured the raw energy and institutional corruption of 1970s NYC through films like Dog Day Afternoon and Serpico.

 Sofia Coppola USA

His The Godfather films, set partially in 1970s New York, explore the city's criminal underworld and power structures with epic scope.