Tag Archives: refugees
Where are all the women refugees?
A version of this column first appeared in The Big Issue magazine in September 2015 One of the strange realizations of being on the Channel 4 series It Was Alright In the 1970s was, when they showed me clips, how … Continue reading
Posted in Germany, Politics, TV
Tagged angela merkel, East Germany, feminism, refugees, star maidens, Syria, unhcr
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Casablanca: When refugees were glamorous
This was written for the Spectator Coffee House blog, ahead of the Casablanca night at London’s Victoria and Albert Museum on June 22nd, to mark Refugee Week. “I don’t buy and sell human beings,” says Rick to the rival club … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Film, Uncategorized, War
Tagged 40s, Casablanca, cinema, culture, film, Hollywood, Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, literature, Nazis, refugees, war
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From Casablanca to Calais: refugees on film
On 10 June last year I chaired a panel discussion at BFI Southbank with directors Stephen Frears, Mat Whitecross and Kenny Glenaan and cultural commentator Professor Terence Wright. We were looking back on the portrayal of refugees in film as … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Film, journalism, Politics, Uncategorized
Tagged Casablanca, cinema, culture, film, Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, journalism, politics, refugees, stephen frears, war
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