NEO REALISM
A move from the studio system to the real world, with real people as actors and actual locations. Neo-realism showed the gritty side of reality.
SOCIAL REALISM
Social realism is a movement around the world that draws attention to the socio-political conditions of the working class as a critique of the power structures behind these conditions.
NEW AMERICAN CINEMA
In the wake of the Golden Age of Hollywood and in response to the growing audience interest in gritty realism, New American cinema emerges with dissident and anti-authoritarian films.