Up and coming article: Are cinematic movements a thing of the past?

The giant that is Hollywood, has a hand in almost every successful film. Most things are able to be made into films with little resistance. If you have a script, a camera and a packet of cash, you can make it.

In the past we have seen cinematic movements born from the frustration of artistic limitation. France’ nouvelle vague explored more true to life stories to rebel against the formulaic, book based stories. Noir faced their bitterness; creating gritty, melodramatic and violent films. Often with sharp and stark style, a departure from the soft edges of their predecessor.

Each of these live inside their bubbles, often imitated in modern film, but never quite the same.

Did other countries get a chance at their own rebellious cinematic movements? Especially considering countries with fierce censorship and control, such as Russia. This is perhaps a question better explored, another time. An article which demands more fact than opinion.

Were these countries robbed of their cinematic movements? Or were they just pushed underground, not given the same light and recognition as French New Wave and Noir?

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