Cinema as Cultural Diplomacy and the Cold War: U.S. Participation in International Film Festivals behind the Iron Curtain, 1959–1971

IF 0.7 2区 历史学 Q1 HISTORY
J. Frost
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Abstract During the Cold War, international film festivals proliferated on both sides of the Iron Curtain. The United States and the Soviet Union recognized these festivals as important venues for “cinematic diplomacy” and the pursuit of broader foreign policy goals. This article explores how the U.S. government, together with the U.S. motion picture industry, made use of its participation in the Moscow and Karlovy Vary International Film Festivals in the 1950s and 1960s. It confirms many of the findings of earlier studies of Cold War cultural diplomacy but also expands our historical understanding of this phenomenon. Specifically, it reveals the extent of cooperation and conflict—as well as an interchangeability of roles—among public officials in Washington and private citizens in Hollywood, with implications for both the formulation at home and reception abroad of U.S. cinematic diplomacy.
电影作为文化外交与冷战:美国在铁幕后参加国际电影节,1959–1971
摘要冷战期间,国际电影节在铁幕两侧激增。美国和苏联承认这些电影节是“电影外交”和追求更广泛外交政策目标的重要场所。本文探讨了美国政府和美国电影业如何利用其在20世纪50年代和60年代参加莫斯科和卡罗维发利国际电影节的机会。它证实了早期冷战文化外交研究的许多发现,但也扩展了我们对这一现象的历史理解。具体而言,它揭示了华盛顿公职人员和好莱坞普通公民之间的合作和冲突程度,以及角色的互换性,这对美国电影外交在国内和国外的形成都有影响。
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