Over in Europe, meanwhile, movements like the French New Wave were likewise exploring new terrain and influencing a legion of aspiring filmmakers in the process.Įven with so much change in the air, however, there was still plenty of room left for a good old-fashioned John Wayne Western or blockbuster musical. And whereas Old Hollywood movies would often coyly infer their sexual themes, comedies like "The Graduate" put those very same themes front and center. As if spitting in the face of the Hays Code-which officially ended in 1968-films such as "Bonnie & Clyde'' and "The Wild Bunch" offered stark depictions of violence. It's almost impossible to overstate the influence of seminal 1960s movies or their respective departures from previous norms. Old Hollywood became New Hollywood, and along with this changing of the guard there arose an endless sense of possibility and innovation. Between the emerging youth market, the collapse of the studio system, the influence of foreign films, increased competition from television, and a variety of other factors, the decade ushered in new paradigms of big-screen entertainment. As one of America's most transformative decades, the 1960s represented a cultural shift on multiple fronts, cinema being no exception.
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