Ratul Jash is a senior IT professional from Kolkata. His interests include cinema and history.

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A Nazi City – Berlin in the Films

Interestingly, filmmakers trying to depict Berlin of that era are faced with a number of hurdles, esp the absence of internationally recognizable landmarks.

Europe and Hollywood: Depiction of Second World War in Movies

Movies produced as the Second World War progressed were inclined more towards propaganda to boost the morale of the soldiers at the front and civilians suffering back home.

Reading Displacement in Cathy Come Home

The people like Cathy and Reg from Cathy Come Home, or the jobless protagonists like Yosser from Blackstuff are all casualties of the Welfare state.