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The exiles

Personal narratives of refugees from National Socialism are interspersed with historical film clips and reinactments. Examines the influence of these refugee scholars and artists on the U.S. since 1933.

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  • "Richard Kaplan's the exiles"@en

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  • ""The dramatic story of the European artists, intellectuals, and scientists who escaped totalitarianism and emigrated to America before the outbreak of World War II...chronicles the most significant rescue of oppressed intellectuals in modern history and highlights their far-reaching contributions to culture and scholarship in their adopted country."--Container."
  • "From 1933-1941, as totalitarianism swept Germany, Italy and those nations that fell under Nazi occupation, large numbers of scholars and artists fled Europe for America. This two-part documentary intertwines interviews, archival footage and re-enactments to chronicle the experiences of these emigrés who found refuge and a conducive environment for their talents in the U.S. Part 1 (1932-1940) details the pre-World War II exodus of European intellectuals and covers the years between Hitler's assumption of power and the fall of France with survivors delineating the systemic persecution of political opponents, Jews and artists that was instituted during the early years of the Nazi regime. Those who joined this initial wave of emigration discuss the National Socialists' campaign for cultural, racial and ideological "purity" and recall their encounters with life in the United States. This segment also surveys American responses to the European crisis and demonstrates how the isolationist movement fueled by xenophobic attitudes, anti-Semitism and right-wing demagogues impeded the easing of immigration laws throughout the 1930's. Conversely, the crucible of Europe also gave impetus to efforts by universities and philanthropic organizations to locate positions and sponsors in the U.S. for emigré academics. Attention is paid to the "University-in-Exile" initiative undertaken by Alvin Johnson, President of The New School for Social Research in 1933 and to the 1940/41 activities of American journalist Varian Fry of the Emergency Rescue Committee in saving the lives of writers and artists trapped in southern France. Part 2 (1941-present) explores the reception and achievements of the European refugees during World War II and thereafter. Following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and American's entry into war, leading emigré social and behavioral scientists contributed their expertise to the Office of Strategic Services and the Office of War Information. Fearing Germany would develop an atomic bomb, refugee physicists undertook nuclear weapons research in 1939 and, by 1942, were actively engaged in A-bomb production. The program's postwar survey probes the impact of European psychoanalysts on the treatment of battle-fatigued veterans, the growth of psychoanalytic therapies and the application of motivational research on marketing and advertising. The wide-ranging influence of the European infusion is traced in the theater, film, music, architecture, design and painting. The dark clouds of the McCarthy era takes its heaviest toll on leftist and liberal refugees who find themselves blacklisted. Emerging from this bleak period of censorship, a broad spectrum of philosophies and approaches to social policy is introduced by Herbert Marcuse, Leo Strauss and Hanna Arendt. Although in their eighties and nineties the surviving emigrés actively pursue their roles in human development."
  • "Personal narratives of refugees from National Socialism are interspersed with historical film clips and reinactments. Examines the influence of these refugee scholars and artists on the U.S. since 1933."@en
  • "A story of the European artists, intellectuals and scientists who escaped totalitarianism and emigrated to America before the outbreak of World War II. The personal stories of these writers, artists, musicians and scholars and their wide ranging impact on American life and culture are documented through archival materials, original interviews with surviving participants and witnesses and evocative re-enactments. Filmed and taped on location throughout Europe and the United States, The Exiles also chronicles the efforts of those individuals and organisations who participated in what was ultimately the most significant rescue of oppressed intellectuals and artists in modern history."@en

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  • "Feature films"@en
  • "Nonfiction films"@en
  • "Documentary films"@en
  • "History"
  • "History"@en
  • "Personal narratives"
  • "Personal narratives"@en

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  • "The exiles"@en
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