A Method and a Massage

S1, E6: A new wave of ideas and techniques took hold of the perpetually transforming film industry in the years following the war, with a new generation of fresh and hungry stars finding their own places in the vacuum of reconstruction the industry faced. Naturally, the content and appropriateness of the films found themselves changing as well, keeping up with a racier and more demanding public. The awards reflected this segue in taste, with riskier and more ambitious projects finding success with audiences, critics, and Oscars alike.