The Maelstrom - A Family Chronicle
“The Maelstrom” uses a considerable cache of home movies shot in the Netherlands before and during World War II by and about the extended Peereboom family. We witness a Jewish family living unsuspectingly in the shadow of the Holocaust and then trying to cope with it still unaware of where it would...
| Institution: | Open Society Archives at Central European University |
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| Language: | English |
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10891/osa:fab9911e-cb65-4e9f-87de-84826c7bd648 |
| Summary: | “The Maelstrom” uses a considerable cache of home movies shot in the Netherlands before and during World War II by and about the extended Peereboom family. We witness a Jewish family living unsuspectingly in the shadow of the Holocaust and then trying to cope with it still unaware of where it would finally lead to. We see them preparing for a trip to a "work camp" when their destination was in reality the nightmare of Auschwitz. A witness to time and history, this film transcends both and explores yet unseen realities of the Holocaust.
Péter Forgács |
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