Women in European Holocaust Films

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Examining the portrayal of women in films about Nazi persecution, this study focuses on European fiction films from 1945 to the present. It analyzes how women are depicted as perpetrators, victims, and resistors, highlighting the evolving representation influenced by socio-cultural changes, historical research, and remembrance politics. Ingrid Lewis argues that European Holocaust Cinema reflects a complex trajectory of change regarding women's experiences. This work is valuable for scholars and students in Holocaust Studies, Film Studies, European Cinema, and Women's Studies.