Representing and Reconstructing Identities in the Postwar World: Refugees, UNRRA, and Fred Zinnemann's Film, 'The Search' (1948)

Sharif Gemie, Louise Ingram

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    Abstract

    This article analyses Fred Zinnemann's 1948 film, The Search, setting in the context of displaced persons in post-1945 Europe. We concentrate on Zinnemann's treatment of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA), arguing that this is central to the film. We also consider the film's references to Americanism, Zionism, gender equality, and children's wartime experiences.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)441 - 473
    Number of pages32
    JournalInternational Review of Social History
    Volume56
    Issue number4
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 2011

    Keywords

    • refugees/displaced people
    • War
    • UNRRA
    • Displaced persons
    • United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
    • post-1945 Europe
    • Wartime experiences
    • Fred Zinnemann
    • The Search

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