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Now showing — Postwar Recordings 1944-1953 · 5 works

  • The Third Man Film · 1940s

    A pulp writer arrives in postwar Vienna to find his friend dead — or so he's told. Carol Reed's noir masterwork, with Orson Welles in the shadows.

    After-hoursLongingUrban isolation
  • Bicycle Thieves Film · 1940s

    A father and son search for a stolen bicycle in postwar Rome. Neorealism's most human face.

    After-hoursLongingUrban isolation
  • Violet Evergarden Anime · 2010s

    A former child soldier learns to write letters for others. Post-war healing and emotional literacy.

    FolkloreIdentitySurveillance
  • Small Island Books · 2000s

    Jamaican immigrants in postwar London. Empire's debts collected at the doorstep of the mother country.

    MemoryMigrationFolklore
  • The Shadow of the Wind Books · 2000s

    A boy discovers a forgotten book in post-war Barcelona. Gothic mystery and literary devotion.

    RitualAfter-hoursMemory
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