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Easy Riders and Raging Bulls: . Movie Brats and New Hollywood (1962 – 1981). Salient Features: Offbeat antihero protagonist Sterile society Explicit treatment of sexual conflicts and psychological problems Mixing of the comic and serious Self-conscious use of cinematic effects
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Easy Riders and Raging Bulls: Movie Brats and New Hollywood (1962 – 1981)
Salient Features: • Offbeat antihero protagonist • Sterile society • Explicit treatment of sexual conflicts and psychological problems • Mixing of the comic and serious • Self-conscious use of cinematic effects • Self-reflexive and post-modern bent • Lesser use of background score • Natural lighting • Shooting on location
Reasons why new cinema evolved: • Old patrons stayed home for TV. A new market was identified that wanted adult and mature themes that TV didn’t offer. • World cinema and underground films converted the American producer
American film producers learned to diversify. Not every film is for everyone: • Family musicals • Social issues films • Period films • Midnight films • Exploitation films • Complex retread of genre films
Notable directors: • Robert Altman • Sidney Lumet • Martin Scorsese • Hal Ashby • Francis Ford Coppola • Steven Spielberg • George Lucas