The arrival of a new entertainment. Circulation and appropriation of the American Silent Cinema in Colombia, 1910-1929

Authors

  • Leidy Paola Bolaños Florido University of the Andes (Colombia)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17533/udea.trahs.n14a04

Keywords:

history of cinema, circulation and appropriation of films, film tastes, cultural americanization

Abstract

This article analyses the commercial and cultural modalities which made possible the entrance of American silent cinema in Colombia and the displacement of local tastes for European cinema towards US cinema at the end of 1920. It exposes the ways in which American studios sought to understand the commercial needs of film distributors and exhibitors in Colombia and to please and standardize taste. Through the analysis of American consular correspondence, film magazines, and local and international press records, this article highlights aspects of cultural modernity and of the commercial exchange between Colombia and the United States at the beginning of the 20th century.

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Author Biography

Leidy Paola Bolaños Florido, University of the Andes (Colombia)

Doctor in History from the Universidad de los Andes.

 

References

FUENTES MANUSCRITAS

National Archives and Records Administration, College Park (NARA)

Colombia Consular Post

Colombia Diplomatic Posts

General Records of Department of State

PERIÓDICOS Y REVISTAS

Cine Mundial (New York) 1917-1923.

Exhibitors Herald (Chicago) 1920-1930.

Mensajero Paramount (New York) 1931.

Motion Picture News (New York) 1915.

Películas (Bogotá) 1916-1920.

The International Photographer (New York) 1930.

The Moving Picture World (New York) 1915.

West Coast Leader (Lima) 1920.

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Published

2019-07-18

How to Cite

Bolaños Florido, L. P. (2019). The arrival of a new entertainment. Circulation and appropriation of the American Silent Cinema in Colombia, 1910-1929. Trashumante. Revista Americana De Historia Social, (14), 76–98. https://doi.org/10.17533/udea.trahs.n14a04

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