LIVING WITH STRANGERS [Main Title]

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  • Title: LIVING WITH STRANGERS [Main Title]
  • Film Number: UKY 284
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  • Summary: Consideration of the social problems arising out of evacuation.
  • Description: A group of women and children leave London ("better late than never") after the start of the Blitz, and are billeted in a village: accommodation, however, is only the first of several problems, especially for the adults. The commentary, and a scripted "disagreement" between an evacuee and her host, sorted out by the billeting officer, explain the evacuees' difficulties - not only new physical surroundings, but new social and mental circumstances have to be adjusted to (loss of roots, loss of independence, separation from husbands, possibly a domestic tragedy in the bombing, etc). Beyond patience and sympathy, the film suggests practical measures, illustrated with examples: a communal feeding centre, a day nursery or preferably a complete Social Centre to give evacuees a measure of independence from their billets. The one shown (a converted town hall) has a canteen, a wash-house, facilities for putting-up visiting husbands, and room for entertainment (closing scenes of a party).
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  • Colour: B&W
  • Digitised: Yes
  • Object_Number: UKY 284
  • Sound: Sound
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1941-07
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Ministry of Health (Production sponsor) Ministry of Information (Production sponsor) Realist (Production company) Sainsbury, Frank (Production individual) Taylor, John Elston1914-10-051992-09-15 (Production individual) Wright, Basil19071987 (Production individual) Jeakins, A E (Production individual) Bland, William S (Production individual) Hermon, Ernest (Production cast)
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  • Keywords: society, British - domestic (object name) society, British - friendship (object name) society, British - precautionary: evacuees (object name) London, England, UK (geography) propaganda (concept)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Sound Soundtrack language: English Title language: English Subtitle language: None
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 1109 ft; Running time: 12 mins
  • HD Media:Yes
  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    UKY 284

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