{"product_id":"100-movies-of-the-1960s-9783836587235","title":"100 Movies of the 1960s","description":"\u003cp\u003ePositioned precariously between the uptight '50s and the freewheeling '70s, the \u003cstrong\u003e1960s \u003c\/strong\u003emarked a \u003cstrong\u003etransitional decade in the film industry\u003c\/strong\u003e. As art, mass market, and pop culture merged and collided in true pop art style, cinema swirled with psychedelic energy. This \u003cstrong\u003ehandbook gathers the best films of the era, \u003c\/strong\u003e exploring the making and the mastery of such cinematic star turns as \u003cem\u003eT\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003ehe Leopard\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Birds\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBelle de Jour\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eA Fistful of Dollars\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eDoctor Zhivago\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith audiences ever more glued to their TV sets and the loosened rules about what was \"permissible\" in cinema with the abolition of the Production Code, filmmakers embraced the freedom to explore the \u003cstrong\u003epossibilities of film as an art form\u003c\/strong\u003e. As was often the case, the Europeans led the way, the French with \u003cstrong\u003eNouvelle Vague\u003c\/strong\u003e directors like \u003cstrong\u003eGodard \u003c\/strong\u003eand \u003cstrong\u003eTruffaut, \u003c\/strong\u003e and the Italians with such innovative films as \u003cstrong\u003eFellini's \u003cem\u003e8 1\/2\u003c\/em\u003e and Antonioni's \u003cem\u003eEclipse\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy the mid-'60s the United States also began to exercise greater creative liberties, especially in films from \u003cstrong\u003eyoung underground directors such as Russ Meyer, John Frankenheimer, and Sam Peckinpah\u003c\/strong\u003e. Meanwhile, \u003cem\u003eMary Poppins\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Sound of Music \u003c\/em\u003eushered out the grandiose Hollywood musical era with a bang while the \u003cstrong\u003eSpaghetti Western\u003c\/strong\u003e became an instant phenomenon, and \u003cstrong\u003eKubrick \u003c\/strong\u003eset new standards for sci-fi with \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e2001: A Space Odyssey\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThough the term \"feminism\" may not have been ready for prime time, the decade was also one of major advances in female characterization. From Jane Fonda's \u003cem\u003eBarbarella\u003c\/em\u003e to Holly Golightly of \u003cem\u003eBreakfast at Tiffany's\u003c\/em\u003e to Bonnie Parker of \u003cem\u003eBonnie and Clyde\u003c\/em\u003e, it was the 1960s that saw \u003cstrong\u003ewomen on-screen graduate from decorative accessories to complex, kick-ass personas\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jürgen Müller\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Taschen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/25\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 780\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.70h x 7.10w x 1.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783836587235\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMüller, Jürgen:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJürgen Müller\u003c\/strong\u003e holds the chair of Early Modern and Modern Art History at the Technical University of Dresden. He studied Art History at the universities of Bochum, Münster, Pisa, Paris, and Amsterdam, and has worked as an art critic and curator of numerous exhibitions. He is also the editor of TASCHEN's movies by decade series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"J\u0026#195;\u0026#188;rgen M\u0026#195;\u0026#188;ller \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47711720210589,"sku":"9783836587235","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_b0b0bd3a-a02e-4f73-b9d0-ac422940671d.jpg?v=1773168540","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/100-movies-of-the-1960s-9783836587235","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}