Allan o’u Dyfnder: Llygredigaeth, Sgandal a Chelwyddau yn yr Hollywood Newydd

Wedi trawsnewid diwylliannol a thensiynau hil y chwedegau, ar ddechrau’r saithdegau roedd America mewn cythrwfl cymdeithasol a gwleidyddol cynyddol, wrth i wrthwynebwyr Rhyfel Fietnam ddod yn fwyfwy treisgar ar ôl clywed am greulondeb lluoedd America, ac yn nes at adre roedd graddfa lawn sgandal Watergate yn dechrau dod i’r amlwg.

Nid yn unig roedd gwerthoedd America fodern wedi’u sigo; dangoswyd eu bod nhw’n llawn llygredigaeth, sgandal a chelwyddau.

Cafodd yr anesmwythder mawr yma ym meddylfryd prif ffrwd America ei adlewyrchu yn ffilmiau Hollywood Newydd y cyfnod, lle cafodd arwr gwrywaidd traddodiadol yr oes stiwdio glasurol ei ddisodli gan brif gymeriad a fyddai, er eu bod yn teimlo mewn rheolaeth, yn gynyddol allan o’u dyfnder.

Mae’r tymor yma wedi’i guradu gan sylfaenydd Cinema Rediscovered, Mark Cosgrove.

Following the cultural upheaval and racial tensions of the 1960s, the early ‘70s saw America increasingly in social and political turmoil as opposition to the Vietnam War grew more violent following revelations of the brutality of American forces whilst at home the full scale of the Watergate scandal was beginning to be revealed. The certainties of modern American values were not only tarnished they were found to be mired in corruption, scandal and lies.

This heightened unease in the mainstream American psyche was reflected in films from the New Hollywood of the period where the traditional male hero of the classic studio era was replaced by a protagonist who, whilst they thought they were in control, found themselves increasingly out of their depth.

This season is curated by Cinema Rediscovered Founder Mark Cosgrove.

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