The Wonderful, horrible life of Leni Riefenstahl [videorecording] / Kino International ; Omega Films, Nomad Films present a Ray Müller film ; written and directed by Ray Müller ; a co-production of Omega Films, Nomad Films, Channel 4, Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen.
Format:
[videorecording] /
Publisher:
Distributed by Kino on Video,
Copyright Date:
c1998
Description:
1 videodisc (188 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Originally produced as a German documentary in 1993.
Contents:
Photographic memories -- Discovering the movies -- 'The Sacred Mountain' (1926) -- 'The Big Leap' (1927) -- 'The While Hell of Pitz Palü' (1929) -- 'The Blue Light' (1932) -- "I hadn't even heard of Hitler" -- 'S.O.S. Iceberg' (1933) -- "What was my responsibility?" -- 'Olympia' (1938) -- 400 km of film -- Kristallnacht -- 'Tiefland' (1954) -- "All our ideals were shattered" -- Nuba -- Fascist aesthetic -- Refuge undersea -- "Being sorry isn't enough".
Summary:
At the heart of this film is the question of whether Leni Riefenstahl was a Nazi, as her detractors claim, or whether she was the victim of society -- a naive, young woman who made Triumph des Willens on assignment, and simply did a very good job. This film does not judge, and Riefenstahl (a fiesty 90 during production) is genuine in her protest. Or has the passage of 50-plus years simply rewritten history in her mind? Viewers must judge for themselves.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.