The best 70s films to be seen in streaming

The seventies and 1970s films were a revolutionary decade for cinema: a new generation of masterpieces authors destined to mark history. These are the years of New Hollywoodthe period that opened the doors to directors such as Coppola, Scorsese, Spielberg and Kubrick. So here is a selection of Best 1970 movies to be seen in streaming today:

The Godfather (1972)

by Francis Ford Coppola. Where to see it: Now TV and Sky, first videos.

Absolute masterpiece of American cinema, **The godfather ** tells the rise and transformation of Michael Corleone (Al Pacino) as a reluctant head of the ruthless head of the mafia family. Marlon Brandoin the part of Don Vitoentered the myth with one of the most iconic interpretations ever.

Amarcord (1973)

by Federico Fellini. Where to see it: Now TV and Sky.

A dip in the Romagna of the 1930s between dreams, politics and unforgettable characters. Fellini makes a deeply personal film that won theOscar to the best foreign film.

Chinatown (1974)

by Roman Polanski. Where to see it: first videos.

In the Los Angeles of the 1930s, private detective Jake Gittes (Jack Nicholson) He finds himself involved in an investigation that reveals corruption and family secrets. Chinatown is a modern, elegant and ruthless noir, with one of the most bitter, and upsetting ending of the history of cinema.

The three days of the Condor (1975)

by Sydney Pollack. Where to see it: first videos.

New York, seventies. Joseph Turner (Robert Redford) He works for the CIA, but not as an agent on the field: his task is Read novels and report any suspicious elements. One day, returning from the lunch break, finds all the murdered colleagues. It is the beginning of a paranoid escape in which nothing is as it seems and cannot trust anyone. Among the most emblematic political thrillers of the decade.

The Shark (1975)

by Steven Spielberg. Where to see it: Now TV and Sky.

When a white shark begins to terrorize a seaside resort, a policeman, a marine biologist and a shark hunter leave to hunt him. Spielberg launches his career here and signs his first masterpiece.

Taxi Driver (1976)

by Martin Scorsese. Where to see it: Netflix.

Travis Bickle (Robert De Niro) is a veteran of the Vietnam lonely and disturbed that is around the nights of New York as a taxi driver. His slow slipping into paranoia and violence is at the center of a psychological drama. Not accepting the reality that surrounds him, he makes a gesture that will change his life forever.

The tenant of the third floor (1976)

by Roman Polanski. Where to see it: first videos.

Trelkovsky (played by Polanski himself) He is a shy and reserved man who rents an apartment in Paris, previously occupied by a woman who tried suicide. As he sets himself in the new house, he begins to perceive a hostile climate by his neighbors and develop a growing paranoia.

Grease (1978)

by Randal Kleiser. Where to see it: Netflix and first videos.

Danny and Sandy, the American High School, the leather jackets and the wheel skirts. Grease is the musical symbol of an era, with immortal songs like You’re The One That I Want And Summer Nights. John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John They are the perfect couple in a rock’n’roll love story, everyone knows the rest of history.

Alien (1979)

by Ridley Scott. Where to see it: Disney+.

Alien He redefined modern horror. Set on board the commercial ship Boatswainthe film follows the crew while intercepting a rescue signal from an unknown planet. After exploration, they bring an alien body on board that will prove to be lethal. The protagonist, Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver)will become one of the most iconic heroines in the history of cinema.

Manhattan (1979)

by Woody Allen. Where to see it: first videos.

Shot in black and white and accompanied by the music of George Gershwin, Manhattan It is a love letter (and critical) to the New York Snob, that of bourgeois intellectuals. Woody Allen plays a disillusioned television author between complicated sentimental relationships and existential insecurities.

Apocalypse Now (1979)

by Francis Ford Coppola. Where to see it: Now TV and Sky.

Inspired by Heart of darkness Of Conradthe film follows the captain Willard (Martin Sheen) Along the Nung river in search of the colonel Kurtz (Marlon Brando), become mad in the Cambodian jungle.