The Films of Leni Riefenstahl
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- 2000
Summary
After considerable controversy over the bold appraisal of Riefenstahl in his first two editions, Hinton continues to celebrate the life and films of this brilliant woman in the absence of the repetitious clichés that so often accompany a discussion of such a controversial filmmaker.
Provided with access to Leni Riefenstahl's personal archives and film collection, the author explores her career. In addition to examining her most famous wartime works, Triumph of the Will and Olympia, the author also investigates her less recognized Tiefland, her unrealized film projects, and her African and underwater films. David B. Hinton drew on recent interviews with the filmmaker to update this edition. (Previous edition is No. 29 in The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series.)
Reviews of the Previous Edition:
"Raises significant issues involving the relationship between art and politics." —CHOICE
"...a solid piece of research....the author is able to illuminate aspects of the production of Triumph of the Will and Olympia previously unknown."—FILMS IN REVIEW
"It's best to read her [Leni Riefenstahl] memoirs, anybody's memoirs in fact, with some independent scholarship at hand, and the best place to start is David B. Hinton's thoroughly researched The Films of Leni Riefenstahl."—THE MAGAZINE
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Bibliographic data
- Copyright year
- 2000
- ISBN-Print
- 978-0-8108-3619-8
- ISBN-Online
- 978-1-4616-3506-2
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 145
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- Book Titles
Table of contents
- Table of Contents No access
- Preface to the Third Edition No access
- Acknowledgments No access
- 1: The Blue Light and the Mountain Films No access Pages 1 - 18
- 2: The Nuremberg Trilogy No access Pages 19 - 46
- 3: Olympia No access Pages 47 - 62
- 4: Tiefland No access Pages 63 - 76
- 5: Olympia Film and Leni Riefenstahl Film No access Pages 77 - 82
- 6: Penthesilea No access Pages 83 - 92
- 7: Unrealized Films No access Pages 93 - 100
- 8: The Nuba No access Pages 101 - 104
- 9: Retreat to the Underwater World No access Pages 105 - 110
- 10: Legal Rights No access Pages 111 - 114
- 11: Art, Morality, and Ethics No access Pages 115 - 120
- Appendix A: Prizes Awarded to Riefenstahl No access Pages 121 - 122
- Appendix B: Tiefland: The Opera and the Film No access Pages 123 - 124
- Appendix C: Decision of the Baden State Commission No access Pages 125 - 128
- Appendix D: Filmography No access Pages 129 - 136
- Bibliography No access Pages 137 - 140
- Index No access Pages 141 - 144
- About the Author No access Pages 145 - 145





