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The development resistance of Mexican films

Mexican films didn't develop for long before they met with resistance. After World War II, American and European films began to recover. In order to maintain its advantage, Mexico has made a large number of films with commercial guarantee. In the competition, although Mexican filmmakers have made great efforts, the international market is still shrinking.

During the development of Mexican films, a number of outstanding filmmakers emerged. Fernandez, e. conducted wildflowers at 1943. Since then, I have co-produced some films with photographer figueroa: Maria Candelia (1943) won the prize at Cannes International Film Festival; Pearl (1945) is adapted from the novel of American writer J. Steinbeck. It shows the poor life and low social status of Indians with strong pen and ink, and won four awards at the 8th Venice International Film Festival. Women in love (1946); Hiding torrent (1947); Abandoned people (1944) and so on. Figueroa is a famous Mexican photographer with profound artistic attainments. The film he co-produced with Fernandez has a strong sense of rhythm and beautiful composition.