Abstract
This research intends to analyze and discuss two films written by Lillian Hellman: "The Little Foxes" (USA, 1941, directed by William Wyler) and "North Star" (USA, 1943, directed by Lewis Milestone). In 1952, during the period known as the "red scare" in United States, the writer Lillian Hellman was blacklisted by the House of Un-American Activities Committee, having trouble to exercise h…