My impression is rather that a 1970s aesthetic is being rediscovered/
recycled, viz Zodiac or American Gangster... Maybe it is, more
precisely, a late 60s/early 70s renaissance...
Henry
> This is partly a query or perhaps an observation. Has
> anyone else noticed that there is a revival of 1960s
> style cinema at the moment? Films like I'm Not There
> and Across the Universe not only potray the sixties
> but to some extent revive a style of cinema:
> felliniesque in the case of the former and Hair style
> musical, that of the latter. Watching Into the Wild I
> again had this impression of a film committed not only
> to discussing themes right out of the 60s but also
> giving them a certain representation. The LA sequence
> looked like the Mardi Gras section of Easy Rider to
> me. Amusingly the Italian version I was watching was
> capped by an immediate precredit advert for the
> Soundtrack available in the foyer, somewhat at odds
> with the anti-consumerism message of the movie. I'm
> presuming this was the Italian version. PLease let me
> know if I'm wrong.
>
>
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