Hollywood Meets Latin America

The history of filmmaking in Latin America, as in other parts of the world, has largely taken place in Hollywood's shadow. Whether seeking to adapt US cinematic conventions to a different cultural context or experimenting with radically new paradigms that turn conventional filmmaking on its head, Hollywood has been an indispensable reference point. We will focus on the “Golden Age” of Mexican cinema in the ‘40s and ‘50s, the revolutionary "New Cinema" movement of the ‘60s and ‘70s, and other significant trends such as the growing numbers of women screenwriters and of films focusing on issues related to sexuality and gender in the ‘80s and ‘90s, as well as the increasing globalization of the industry in the new millennium, to the point that the very concept of "national" cinema has lost much of its resonance.

Caribbean / Caribe

Caribbean / Caribe

Latin America / Latinoamérica

South America / Suramérica

Cynthia Stone, College of the Holy Cross

Attribution - NonCommercial