{"product_id":"100-movies-of-the-1960s-9783836587235","title":"100 Movies of the 1960s","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePositioned precariously between the uptight '50s and the freewheeling '70s, the \u003cem\u003e1960s\u003c\/em\u003e marked a transitional decade in the film industry. As art, mass market, and pop culture merged and collided in true pop art style, cinema swirled with psychedelic energy. This handbook gathers the best films of the era, exploring the making and the mastery of such cinematic star turns as \u003cem\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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 possibilities of film as an art form. As was often the case, the Europeans led the way, the French with \u003cem\u003eNouvelle Vague\u003c\/em\u003e directors like Godard and Truffaut, and the Italians with such innovative films as \u003cem\u003eFellini's 8 1\/2\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eAntonioni's Eclipse\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBy the mid-'60s, the United States also began to exercise greater creative liberties, especially in films from young underground directors such as Russ Meyer, John Frankenheimer, and Sam Peckinpah. Meanwhile, \u003cem\u003eMary Poppins\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Sound of Music\u003c\/em\u003e ushered out the grandiose Hollywood musical era with a bang while the \u003cem\u003eSpaghetti Western\u003c\/em\u003e became an instant phenomenon, and Kubrick set new standards for sci-fi with \u003cem\u003e2001: A Space Odyssey\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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 women on-screen graduate from decorative accessories to complex, kick-ass personas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48240526328044,"sku":"9783836587235","price":92.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9783836587235-100-movies-of-the-1960s-1.jpg?v=1787917825","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/100-movies-of-the-1960s-9783836587235","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}