The German occupation of the Netherlands during World War II left a lasting mark on Dutch memory and culture. This book is the first to explore depictions of that period in films made a generation later, between 1962 and 1986. As Dutch public opinion towards the war altered over the postwar decades, the historical trajectory of Dutch recovery and reconstruction-political, economic, and, most complicated of all, psychological-came to be revealed, often unconsciously, in the films of the period.
- Table of Contents
- Acknowledgements
- List of Illustrations
- Introduction
- 1. Representation, occupation, and Dutch war films
- 2. The image of the enemy
- 3. Dutch identity and ‘Dutchness’
- 4. Life under occupation
- 5. Resistance and collaboration
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Filmography
- Bibliography
- Glossary of Dutch and German terms
- Appendix: Top Dutch films by box office admissions
- Index
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