Abstract
De Overval (1961) is the most iconic film on Dutch resistance during the Second World War, for decades deeply embedded not only in Dutch memory culture, but above all in Fryslan, where the 'silent raid' actually had taken place in december 1944. This article analyses how the position and meaning of the film has changed over the last 60 year, in the context of shifting national and regional perspectives.
| Translated title of the contribution | 'We were no heroes': The film 'De Overval' as site of memory of the Second World War |
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| Original language | Dutch |
| Pages (from-to) | 28-39 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | De Vrije Fries |
| Volume | 101 |
| Publication status | Published - 2021 |
Keywords
- Friesland
- second world war
- film
- De Overval
- memory