Courtesy of the Venice Film Festival
VENICE, Italy—Few filmmakers have the notoriety of Leni Riefenstahl. After breaking out with The Blue Light in 1932, her filmmaking prowess drew the attention of the Third Reich. Impressed by Riefenstahl’s impressive aesthetic capabilities, Adolf Hitler commissioned her to direct a short called The Victory of Faith. This led to 1935’s The Triumph of the Will, the single most notorious propaganda film ever made. The film, a documentary about a Nazi party rally... Читать дальше...