{"product_id":"american-cinema-of-the-1970s-themes-and-variations-9780813540238","title":"American Cinema of the 1970s: Themes and Variations","description":"A smug glance at the seventies--he so-called \"Me Decade\"--unveils a kaleidoscope of big hair, blaring music, and broken politics--all easy targets for satire, cynicism, and ultimately even nostalgia. \u003ci\u003eAmerican Cinema of the 1970s\u003c\/i\u003e, however, looks beyond the strobe lights to reveal how profoundly the seventies have influenced American life and how the films of that decade represent a peak moment in cinema history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFar from a placid era, the seventies was a decade of social upheavals. Events such as the killing of students at Kent State and Jackson State universities, the Watergate investigations, the legalization of abortion, and the end of the American involvement in Vietnam are only a few among the many landmark occurrences that challenged the foundations of American culture. The director-driven movies of this era reflect this turmoil, experimenting with narrative structures, offering a gallery of scruffy antiheroes, and revising traditional genre conventions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBringing together ten original essays, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Cinema of the 1970s\u003c\/i\u003e examines the range of films that marked the decade, including \u003ci\u003eJaws\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRocky\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLove Story\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Shaft\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Dirty Harry\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Godfather\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Deliverance\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Exorcist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Shampoo\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Taxi Driver\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Star Wars\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Saturday Night Fever\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Kramer vs. Kramer\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Apocalypse Now .\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLESTER D. FRIEDMAN is the Senior Scholar-in-Residence in the Media and Society Program at Hobart and William Smith Colleges and the author of numerous books on film.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50914429534482,"sku":"9780813540238","price":40.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9741e32d-309c-485a-a785-55771295130f.jpg?v=1738816165","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/american-cinema-of-the-1970s-themes-and-variations-9780813540238","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}