A Decade Under the Influence

USA 2003, 108 minutes
Dir. Ted Demme, Richard LaGravenese
Rating: [M]
Genres: Documentary / Film History

Topics: Period 1970s.

Aroview: Tantalizing doco for film-buffs examining the decade of the 1970s, a turning point in American cinema that saw the director given unprecedented creative freedom within the studio system.

Many great films are presented and discussed by (in alphabetical order): Robert Altman, John G. Avildsen, Peter Bogdanovich, Marshall Brickman, Ellen Burstyn, John Calley, John Cassavetes, Julie Christie, Francis Ford Coppola, Roger Corman, Bruce Dern, Clint Eastwood, Peter Fonda, Milos Forman, William Friedkin, Pam Grier, Monte Hellman, Dennis Hopper, Sidney Lumet, Paul Mazursky, Mike Medavoy, Polly Platt, Sydney Pollack, Roy Scheider, Paul Schrader, Martin Scorsese, Sissy Spacek, Robert Towne, Jon Voight.

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2 stars (Good Try) Comprehensive, but basically just "talking heads" (directors) interspersed with brief clips. Deals with style rather than substance of Hollywood movies of the era. Credit given to the "60s" avant-garde from France & Italy (but not Germany or Britain). ~Sandy