We have curated a program of 18 films representing the period, one of the most influential in cinema history - Hollywood of the 1970s, or New Hollywood. More precisely, the cinematic period is limited in a historical perspective between 1969, with the breakthrough of Easy Rider, and 1980, when Raging Bull hit the screens. The films of this period were challenging, in concept and form, innovative in the way they dealt with complex issues such as the Vietnam War, mental health, drugs, and sexuality, and were so different from the films made up until then under the traditional American studio system. Influenced by the French New Wave and the works that came to the screens from Europe in the 1960s, they appealed to a younger and more self-aware audience, the rebel generation disillusioned by the war, who sought representation on the big screen for the dilemmas they were preoccupied with. The studios recognized the economic potential and produced many of the most important films of those significant years.
1970s Hollywood was daring that saw a vast change in who controlled the message and visibility of the film. Instead of the conservative studio managers, those who took control were young new directors with an artistic vision, who spoke in a free and intense cinematic language, dealt deeply with questions of morality and belonging, were anti-establishment in their approach, and were the voice that the youngsters wanted to hear. This is also the audience that the studio managers wanted to reach. So a synergy was created that resulted in the creation of significant films, led by their creator.
