{"id":49510,"date":"2020-07-24T10:55:32","date_gmt":"2020-07-24T17:55:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=49510"},"modified":"2021-02-05T17:20:20","modified_gmt":"2021-02-06T00:20:20","slug":"search-the-1948","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=49510","title":{"rendered":"Search, The (1948)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;There&#8217;s nothing in my life if I don&#8217;t find my child.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Search-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Search-Poster-198x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-49511\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Search-Poster-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Search-Poster-84x128.jpg 84w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Search-Poster.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nAn American army engineer (Montgomery Clift) in post-war Germany encounters a young Czech refugee named Karel (Ivan Jandl), who has made a panicked escape from a UN transit camp and hopes to find his mother. Meanwhile, the transit camp director (Aline McMahon) meets and works with Jandl&#8217;s despondent mother (Jarmila Novotn\u00e1), not knowing she&#8217;s Karel&#8217;s mom. Will Karel and his mother eventually reunite?\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fred Zinneman Films<\/li>\n<li>Montgomery Clift Films<\/li>\n<li>Refugees<\/li>\n<li>Search<\/li>\n<li>Soldiers<\/li>\n<li>Wendell Corey Films<\/li>\n<li>World War II Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nThis Swiss-American production &#8212; directed by Fred Zinneman both on-location in Germany and in a studio in Switzerland &#8212; earned Jandl a well-deserved special juvenile Academy Award for his performance as a panicked, traumatized, yet ultimately resilient young boy living in chaotic times. In his film debut, Clift is believable and sympathetic playing a young man who tries to do the best thing for &#8220;Jim&#8221; (Karel), but encounters numerous hurdles and logistical challenges; since he doesn&#8217;t show up until one-third of the film has passed, he emerges naturally as a player in Karel&#8217;s story, rather than the other way around. If the ending is a bit strained and &#8220;Hollywoodized&#8221;, this is easily forgivable given the otherwise sobering reality we&#8217;ve seen playing out until then. It&#8217;s a gift this film was made, given its ability to show us a uniquely distressing moment in European history, when the U.S. made truly valiant efforts to help a world in chaos. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Montgomery Clift as Ralph Stevenson<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Search-Clift.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Search-Clift-1024x611.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"382\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-49514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Search-Clift-1024x611.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Search-Clift-300x179.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Search-Clift-128x76.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Search-Clift-768x458.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Search-Clift-1536x917.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Search-Clift.png 1543w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Ivan Jandl as Karel Malik<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Search-Boy.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Search-Boy-1024x613.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"383\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-49513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Search-Boy-1024x613.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Search-Boy-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Search-Boy-128x77.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Search-Boy-768x460.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Search-Boy-1536x920.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Search-Boy.png 1541w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>A realistic historical depiction of post-war orphans and refugees<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Search-Still.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Search-Still-1024x601.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"376\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-49512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Search-Still-1024x601.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Search-Still-300x176.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Search-Still-128x75.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Search-Still-768x451.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Search-Still-1536x901.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Search-Still.png 1583w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, as a well-told film about a specific slice of history.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Good Show<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0040765\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nicksflickpicks.com\/thsearch.html\">Nick&#8217;s Flick Picks Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;There&#8217;s nothing in my life if I don&#8217;t find my child.&#8221; Synopsis: An American army engineer (Montgomery Clift) in post-war Germany encounters a young Czech refugee named Karel (Ivan Jandl), who has made a panicked escape from a UN transit camp and hopes to find his mother. Meanwhile, the transit camp director (Aline McMahon) meets and works with Jandl&#8217;s despondent mother (Jarmila Novotn\u00e1), not knowing she&#8217;s Karel&#8217;s mom. Will Karel and his mother eventually reunite? 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