{"product_id":"taschen-100-movies-of-the-1960s","title":"100 Movies of the 1960s","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0943\/9818\/5773\/files\/Taschen_Logo_black_f2euvp.png?v=1774562533\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn true Pop Art style, movies of the 1960s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eblurred the lines between art, mass market, and pop culture\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e into a vibrant cinematic decade. From \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMary Poppins\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to Jean-Luc Godard, this book gathers the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003emust-see films of a transformational era\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, shaped by innovation, Spaghetti Westerns, sci-fi star turns, and important progress in female characterization.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__title\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSwinging Cinema\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--subtitle\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe finest movies of the transformative 1960s\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--subtitle\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--content\"\u003ePositioned precariously between the uptight ’50s and the freewheeling ’70s, the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1960s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003emarked a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\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\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ehandbook gathers the best films of the era,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eexploring the making and the mastery of such cinematic star turns as\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eT\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003ehe Leopard\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Birds\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBelle de Jour\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Fistful of Dollars\u003c\/em\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\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\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003epossibilities of film as an art form\u003c\/strong\u003e. As was often the case, the Europeans led the way, the French with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNouvelle Vague\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003edirectors like\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGodard\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTruffaut,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand the Italians with such innovative films as\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFellini’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e8 1\/2\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand Antonioni’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\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\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eyoung underground directors such as Russ Meyer, John Frankenheimer, and Sam Peckinpah\u003c\/strong\u003e. Meanwhile,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMary Poppins\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Sound of Music\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eushered out the grandiose Hollywood musical era with a bang while the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpaghetti Western\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebecame an instant phenomenon, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKubrick\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eset new standards for sci-fi with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\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\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBarbarella\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto Holly Golightly of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBreakfast at Tiffany’s\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto Bonnie Parker of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBonnie and Clyde\u003c\/em\u003e, it was the 1960s that saw\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ewomen on-screen graduate from decorative accessories to complex, kick-ass personas\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--biographies\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003ch5 data-uw-rm-heading=\"level\" aria-level=\"2\" role=\"heading\" class=\"read-more__biography--title\"\u003eThe editor\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--text\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJürgen Müller\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eholds 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\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--book-info\"\u003e\n\u003ch5 data-uw-rm-heading=\"level\" aria-level=\"3\" role=\"heading\" class=\"read-more__biography--book-title\"\u003e100 Movies of the 1960s\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"product-detail-information__book-details\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHardcover, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-testid=\"book-details--dimensions\"\u003e6.7\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ex\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e9.4\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein., \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-testid=\"book-details--weight\"\u003e3.93 lb, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e780 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--book-edition\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"read-more__biography--book-isbn\"\u003eISBN\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e978-3-8365-8723-5\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"edition-selection__single-edition\"\u003eEdition: English\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Taschen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51918703657261,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0943\/9818\/5773\/files\/SHOPIFYTaschenCovers_e92f408e-c681-4da3-8a87-e9e0778751ac.png?v=1773770976","url":"https:\/\/peepasgiftstore.com\/products\/taschen-100-movies-of-the-1960s","provider":"Peepa's Gift Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}