The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
WORLD CINEMA: Cheers for Nouvelle Vague, Auteurs, Spaghetti Westerns and Samurai movies!
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Poll: Hollywood vs. The Rest of the World (1960s)
During the 1960s, American movies were in a crisis. TV was said to tempt away the audience from cinemas, and critics lamented a lack of creativity in Hollywood. On the other hand, European and Asian films gained attraction unknown during the previous three decades - the French and Italian Waves inspired the generation of New Hollywood that would radically change American cinema in the 1970s, and Japanese and Italian action films had a huge impact on American genre movies. British Kitchen Sink dramas portrayed everyday life in a realistic way which Hollywood in its artificiliaty couldn't achieve.
If you compare the output of the "two worlds" during the years 1960-1969, which one do you find stronger? (Represented by the two highest-rated features each).
Make Your Choice
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Psycho (1960)
AMERICA: No, of course Hollywood was still the centre of the world of film in the 60s, with good old westerns, beautiful musicals, epic dramas and Alfred Hitchcock on their side!
