Dancer; actress; mountaineer; and director Leni Riefenstahls uncompromising will and audacious talent for self-promotion appeared unmatchedmdash;until 1932; when she introduced herself to her future protector and patron: Adolf Hitler. Known internationally for two of the films she made for him; Triumph of the Will and Olympia; Riefenstahls demanding and obsessive style introduced unusual angles; new approaches to tracking shots; and highly symbolic montages. Despite her lifelong claim to be an apolitical artist; Riefenstahls monumental and nationalistic vision of Germanys traditions and landscape served to idealize the cause of one of the worlds most violent and racist regimes.Riefenstahl ardently cast herself as a passionate young director who caved to the pressure to serve an all-powerful Fuuml;hrer; so focused on reinventing the cinema that she didnt recognize the goals of the Third Reich until too late. Juuml;rgen Trimborns revelatory biography celebrates this charismatic and adventurous woman who lived to 101; while also taking on the myths surrounding her. With refreshing distance and detailed research; Trimborn presents the story of a stubborn and intimidating filmmaker who refused to be held accountable for her role in the Holocaust but continued to inspire countless photographers and filmmakers with her artistry.
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