Lost illusions : American cinema in the shadow of Watergate and Vietnam, 1970-1979 / David A. Cook.
| Author/creator | Cook, David A. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : C. Scribner, ©2000. |
| Description | xxii, 695 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | History of the American cinema ; v. 9 History of the American cinema ; v. 9. ^A594702 |
| Contents | Introduction : a decade of change -- Formative industry trends, 1970-1979 -- Manufacturing the blockbuster : the "newest art form of the twentieth century" -- The auteur cinema : directors and directions in the "Hollywood renaissance" -- Genres I : revision, transformation, and revival -- Genres II : exploitation and allusion -- Orders of magnitude I : majors, mini-majors, "instant majors," and independents -- Orders of magnitude II : costs, agents, stars -- Technological innovation and aesthetic response -- Motion picture exhibition in 1970s America / Douglas Gomery -- Looking back and turning inward : American documentary films of the seventies / William Rothman -- Avant-garde cinema of the seventies / Robin Blaetz. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 561-594) and index. |
| LCCN | 99021371 |
| ISBN | 0684804638 |