70s

While the decay of the studio system took place over the bulk of the 60s, the 70s announced a truly profound shift in the style, tone, and content of films making their way to audiences. Young auteur directors like Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese, and Robert Altman rose to the forefront, crafting feature films, with robust studio budgets, and few of the constraints that marked the labor of their forebears.