The Story of Film: An Odyssey: Season 1, Episode 9

1 - 9: American Cinema of the 70's

The Story of Film examines American cinema in the period of 1967-1979 also known as New American Cinema. Films of this time generally fell into three types: satirical films that mocked society and the times, dissident films that challenged the conventional style of cinema, and assimilationist films that rework old studio genres with new techniques.