Public’s Choice: The Seventies Edition
For this screening, the choice is yours: which film from the 1970s would you most like to see under the stars? Cast your vote!
The seventies marked the dawn of a new era for American cinema. Both the conventionality of classic Hollywood narratives and the blind optimism of the sixties were a thing of the past. Enter stories of doubt and decline, of distrust toward institutions, of urban alienation and violence. Themes that are more relevant than ever, cast in accessible films that have become an integral part of film history. In this Public’s Choice, we offer a selection of three masterpieces that can be seen as era defining.
Taxi Driver
Martin Scorsese, USA, 1976, 113 min., English spoken, Dutch subtitles. Cast: Robert de Niro, Jodie Foster, Cybill Shepherd, Harvey Keitel
Classic thriller about the traumatized Vietnam veteran Travis Bickle, who at night has to watch the decay of New York with dismay. Taxi Driver is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year – just like Lumière.
A Clockwork Orange
Stanley Kubrick, UK, 1971, 136 min., English spoken, Dutch subtitles. Cast: Malcolm McDowell, Patrick Magee, Michael Bates, Warren Clarke, John Clive.
Crushing satire by Stanley Kubrick about Alex, a violent young man forced to undergo aversion therapy for his behaviour. A scandal upon release, now hailed as a masterpiece.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Miloš Forman, USA, 1975, 133 min., English spoken, Dutch subtitles. Cast: Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, Brad Dourif, Christopher Lloyd, Danny DeVito.
Restored classic by Miloš Forman with Jack Nicholson as a rebellious man who incites the patients of a psychiatric institution to revolt. Won five Oscars, including Best Picture.