American Cinema of the 70s (S01E09)
S01E09
In this exploration of American cinema's evolution during the late sixties and seventies, Buck Henry, the writer behind The Graduate, shares his insights on the era's film satire. Paul Schrader discusses the existential themes woven into his screenplay for Taxi Driver. Meanwhile, writer Robert Towne delves into the darker concepts presented in Chinatown, and director Charles Burnett reflects on the emergence of Black American cinema.
Show
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
Episode
S01E09
Air Date
Oct 29, 2011
Season 1 Episodes
S01E01
Birth of the Cinema
S01E02
The Hollywood Dream
S01E03
The Golden Age of World Cinema
S01E04
The Arrival of Sound
S01E05
Post-War Cinema
S01E06
Sex & Melodrama
S01E07
European New Wave
S01E08
New Directors, New Form
S01E09
American Cinema of the 70s
S01E10
Movies to Change the World
S01E11
The Arrival of Multiplexes and Asian Mainstream
S01E12
Fight the Power: Protest in Film
S01E13
New Boundaries: World Cinema in Africa, Asia & Latin America
S01E14
New American Independents & The Digital Revolution
S01E15
Cinema Today and the Future