Abstract

FERNANDEZ MORERA, Esteban. Purifying the Cinema in Costa Rica, 1936-1937: Global Crusade, Moral Censorship and Catholic Mobilization. Inter.c.a.mbio [online]. 2020, vol.17, n.1, e39383.  Epub June 01, 2020. ISSN 1659-4940.  http://dx.doi.org/10.15517/c.a..v17i1.39383.

The research studies the catholic censorship of the film exhibitions in Costa Rica during the period from 1934 to 1936. An analysis of catholic press shows the development of a catholic campaign against the "bad cinema", where it is postulated that its causes were the product of global influences alongside local historical concerns. The results of the investigation showed, first, the influence of the mobilizations from the United States and the Vatican is the catholic campaign against “inmoral cinema” in Costa Rica. Secondly, how the replication of the international catholic campaign against cinema was made posible by local moralist who historically criticized the new public entertainment. Third, the various strategies of the Costa Rican campaign to censor the "inmoral" contents of the films. Finally, a balance about the achievements and failures of the moral campaign, allowing a reflection about the cultural scope of cinema in the Costa Rican society of the period.

Keywords : Catholic religion; social control; Cinema; cultural interaction; history.

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