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Riefenstahl / Vincent Productions presents ; a film by Andres Veiel ; producer, Sandra Maischberger ; director and screenwriter, Andres Veiel.
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- Format:
- Video
- Standardized Title:
- Riefenstahl (Motion picture : 2024)
- Language:
- English
- German
- Subjects (All):
- History.
- Documentary.
- Motion picture producers and directors--Germany--Biography.
- Motion picture producers and directors.
- National socialism.
- Nazi propaganda.
- national socialism.
- Riefenstahl, Leni.
- Local Subjects:
- History.
- Documentary.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Feature films.
- Nonfiction films.
- Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (115 min.) : sound, color with black & white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
- 4 3/4 in.
- monochrome
- polychrome
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Kino Lorber, [2025]
- Language Note:
- In English and German; German dialogue segments open-captioned in English; with optional English SDH subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
- System Details:
- DVD; NTSC; region 1; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround or 2.0 stereo.
- digital
- optical
- stereo
- suround
- Dolby Digital 2.0
- Dolby Digital 5.1
- NTSC
- video file
- DVD video
- Region 1
- Summary:
- "Filmmaker and Nazi propagandist Leni Riefenstahl is considered one of the most controversial women of the 20th century. Her films 'Triumph of the will' and 'Olympia' are defined by their fascist aesthetics, perfectly-staged body worship, and the celebration of all that is 'superior' and victorious, simultaneously projecting contempt for the imperfect and weak. But Riefenstahl--who first broke into the German film industry as an actress--spent decades after the war denying her association with Nazi ideology and claiming ignorance of the Holocaust. How did she become the Reich's preeminent filmmaker if she was just a hired hand? 'Riefenstahl' examines this question using never-before-seen documents from Leni Riefenstahl's estate, including private films, photos, recordings and letters, uncovering fragments of her biography and placing them in an extended historical context. During her long life after the fall of Nazism, she remained unapologetic, managing to control and shape her legacy; in personal documents, she mourns her 'murdered ideals.' Meanwhile, her work would experience a renaissance, gaining esteem for its masterful technical skill. Today, Riefenstahl's aesthetics are more present than ever. Is that also true for their message? In an era where fascism is on the rise again, fake news is prevalent, and the meaning of political imagery is constantly dissected and debated, Andres Veiel's mesmerizing new film shows that Leni Riefenstahl is more relevant than ever." -- Container.
- Participant:
- Narrator, Andrew Bird.
- Credits:
- Editors, Stephan Krumbiegel, Olaf Voigtländer, Alfredo Castro ; director of photography, Toby Cornish ; music by Freya Arde.
- Notes:
- Captioning of German dialogue segments are part of the video footage and cannot be disabled.
- Originally released as a motion picture in 2024.
- Special feature: Trailer.
- Wide screen (1.78:1 aspect ratio).
- Title and credits from screen.
- OCLC:
- 1545128856
- Publisher Number:
- 738329271831
- 18754080 Midwest Tape
- K27183 Kino Lorber
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