The movie’s famous girl in the red coat was a deliberate artistic choice. The use of colour in this particular scene symbolises the moral awakening of the main character, Schindler, as he witnesses the innocence and tragedy of the Holocaust.
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The movie’s release coincided with the establishment of the Shoah Foundation. Spielberg founded the Shoah Foundation, later renamed the USC Shoah Foundation Institute for Visual History and Education, which archives and preserves testimonies from survivors and witnesses of the Holocaust.
The movie’s success led to the establishment of the Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation. Spielberg used a portion of his proceeds from “Schindler’s List” to establish this foundation, dedicated to recording and preserving the testimonies of survivors and witnesses.