American Films of the 70s: Conflicting Visions

by Peter Lev

Book Overview

While the anti-establishment rebels of 1969's Easy Rider were morphing into the nostalgic yuppies of 1983's The Big Chill, Seventies movies brought us everything from killer sharks, blaxploitation, and disco musicals to a loving look at General George S. Patton. Indeed, as Peter Lev persuasively argues in this book, the films of the 1970s constitute a kind of conversation about what American society is and should be--open, diverse,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292747160
• ISBN13: 9780292747166
• Release Date: June 2000
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.9"