[coderdd]

I would add great pacing, with long, slow shots. I counted random modern film scene switches, it is average 2 seconds per switch.

Other is adding atmospheric elements that serve no purpose to the plot, just paint scenes of life. In modern films, most things shown will have to compulsively have some utility later.

[fzzzy]

I have been buying a lot of laserdiscs lately, and this is what I enjoy most about 70s-early 80s movies. Really long, interesting shots and way less music.