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The Sixties: 1960-1969

By Paul Monaco

Book information

Publisher
Charles Scribners & Sons
Year
2001
ISBN
0-684-18416-8, 9780684184166
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
21 MB (21882036 bytes)
Series
History of the American Cinema 8
Edition
1
Pages
635\331
Time added
2015-04-28 16:00:00

Description

Amid the turbulence of political assassinations, the civil rights struggle, and antiwar protests, American society was experiencing growing affluence and profound cultural change during the 1960s. The film industry gradually redirected its energies, resulting in a distinctive break from traditional business and stylistic practice and emergence of a new "cinema of sensation." Feature films became faster-paced and more graphic, the antihero took his place alongside the classic Hollywood hero, and "downer" films like Midnight Cowboy proved as popular as those with upbeat fare. Paul Monaco gives a sweeping view of this exhilarating decade, ranging from the visceral sensation of Bonnie and Clyde, to the comic-book satire of Dr. Strangelove, to the youthful alienation of The Graduate.

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