Knowra World cinema World cinema World cinema is cinema considered across national industries, languages, and cultural traditions, including films and practices that cross national boundaries.
National cinema : Cinema understood in relation to a nation's film industry, institutions, languages, and cultural identity. A basic unit for comparing film traditions without assuming cinema is culturally uniform.
Third Cinema : A political film movement that called for anticolonial, revolutionary cinema outside dominant commercial models. It articulated a cinema grounded in struggles across the Global South.
Hollywood : The American film industry centered in Los Angeles and a globally influential system of film production and distribution. World cinema is often defined in contrast to Hollywood's industrial and cultural dominance.
Cultural imperialism : The spread of one culture's influence in ways that can weaken or displace other cultural practices. The concept frames concerns that powerful film industries can dominate screens and tastes.
Transnational cinema : Cinema shaped by cultural, industrial, or creative connections that cross national borders. Many films and production networks exceed the national categories used to map world cinema.
Italian neorealism : A postwar Italian film movement known for location shooting, social subjects, and nonprofessional actors. Its international influence demonstrates how a national movement can reshape filmmaking elsewhere.
Eurocentrism : A perspective that treats European experiences, ideas, or institutions as central and normative. Film histories can reproduce Eurocentrism by giving European traditions disproportionate attention.
Soft power : The ability to influence others through attraction and persuasion rather than coercion or payment. Films can shape national images and international influence through cultural appeal.
Film movement : A group of films or filmmakers linked by shared styles, ideas, or historical circumstances. Movements reveal distinctive currents within and between national cinemas.
Hong Kong action cinema : A film tradition known for choreographed action, martial arts, and distinctive stunt performance. Its styles circulated globally and influenced filmmaking across national industries.
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