Leni Riefenstahl had died

Simpi · Post by **Simpi** » Tue Sep 09, 2003 12:51 pm

The legendary & controversial director of´'Triumph des Willens (1934)' & 'Olympia' series about Berlin Olympics, has died at an age of 101.

http://film.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0 ... 56,00.html

Film 'Tiefland' (Lowlands) has been seen as her personal critique of the Nazi party, but unfortunately it's completion was halted by the war and it only saw daylight 1954, far too late.

Her final film was a documentary 'Underwater Impressions' which finished 2002. No matter how one thinks about her life, it must be said it was nothing short of legendary with two world wars, personal involment with Adolf Hitler and 50 years as black-listed 'persona non-grata'.

jonmartensen · Post by **jonmartensen** » Tue Sep 09, 2003 1:23 pm

http://www.cnn.com/2003/SHOWBIZ/Movies/ ... index.html

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3093706.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3093574.stm

Sub0 · Post by **Sub0** » Tue Sep 09, 2003 1:52 pm

wow, dunno who this person is but don't know too many foreigners that live up to 101! *personally don't know too many foreigners anyway*

Org Profile · Post by **Otohiko** » Tue Sep 09, 2003 2:10 pm

Sad. I saw Triumf des Willens just last year and thought it was excellent - in a certain odd sense, but excellent. Look at it how you will, it's probably the best piece of insider history from Nazi Germany.

)v(ajin Koji · Post by **)v(ajin Koji** » Tue Sep 09, 2003 2:13 pm

I never knew this person, can anyone link to a good autobiographical website?

Org Profile · Post by **Otohiko** » Tue Sep 09, 2003 2:19 pm

Well, the news stories do tell who she is...

There's not much you need to know about her, but you really should ser her above-mentioned film Triumf des Willens ('Triumph of the Will'). Nazi propaganda at its' finest.

Big Big Truck · Post by **Big Big Truck** » Tue Sep 09, 2003 2:48 pm

The documentary The Wonderful, Horrible Life of Leni Riefenstahl clocks in at a fascinating and absorbing 3 hours. I highly recommend it.

)v(ajin Koji · Post by **)v(ajin Koji** » Tue Sep 09, 2003 4:21 pm

kool, cheers m8 ill look into it.