Search results
Altman, George Lucas, Roman Polanski, Martin Scorsese, and Steven Spielberg. As well as influences from French and Italian post-war film, the 1960s’ distrust of and contempt for authority, in combination with the weakening hand of studios, helped to spark a range of movies engaged in political debate and critique. 33 The 1970s saw Hollywood catch up with the counter-culture of the 1960s at a time when studios were having to take risks on younger scriptwriters and directors. Gritty realism and anti-authoritarianism were pervasive themes. Sandwiched between Bonnie and