David MARTINON - The Hollywood Party

Pouvoirs n°133 - La Californie - avril 2010 - p.85-101

As its goal was to create a dream world, as the personal project of its creators was to take power within American society, the Hollywood Party has created the ideology and forged the values of the United States. In this regard, the Western movie is the real dna of the country. This ideology of American patriotism had a direct and permanent influence on politics before the us entry into the Second World War and during the Vietnam War. But it also had to obey the commands of the political authorities at the time of McCarthy’s witch hunt. Yet, the Hollywood Party, benefitting from an array of diverse talents, constantly challenges the American political project. The Hollywood Party is more than an interest group as it claims to promote a universal message. It is a coalition of unions and informal groups. It behaves like a party – and is close to the Democratic Party – because it selects candidates the American way, i.e. with money. And its candidates, which are of course atypical, even get elected. Résumé

Référence électonique : David MARTINON, "The Hollywood Party", Pouvoirs, revue française d’études constitutionnelles et politiques, n°133, 2010, p.85-1. Consulté le 02-06-2012. URL : http://www.revue-pouvoirs.fr/The-Hollywood-Party.html