World Cinema's 'Dialogues' with Hollywood looks at the way Hollywood has interacted with a range of national and transnational cinemas, from German Expressionism to Bollywood and Chinese film. While Hollywood has had a profound impact upon the history of the medium - suggesting that if there is 'dialogue' to be identified it is one where Hollywood has done all the talking - it is impossible to understand this history without examining the impact of World Cinema's economic, aesthetic and political relationship with Hollywood.
World Cinema's 'Dialogues' with Hollywood looks at the way Hollywood has interacted with a range of national and transnational cinemas, from German Expressionism to Bollywood and Chinese film. While Hollywood has had a profound impact upon the history of the medium - suggesting that if there is 'dialogue' to be identified it is one where Hollywood has done all the talking - it is impossible to understand this history without examining the impact of World Cinema's economic, aesthetic and political relationship with Hollywood.