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Helene Bertha Amalie "Leni" Riefenstahl (German pronunciation: [ˈʁiːfənʃtaːl]; 22 August 1902 – 8 September 2003) was a German film director, actress and dancer widely noted for her aesthetics and innovations as a filmmaker. Her most famous film was Triumph des Willens (Triumph of the Will), a propaganda film made at the 1934 Nuremberg congress of the Nazi Party. Riefenstahl's prominence in the Third Reich, along with her personal friendship with Adolf Hitler, destroyed her film career following Germany's defeat in World War II, after which she was arrested but released without any charges.
Triumph of the Will gave Riefenstahl instant and lasting international fame, as well as infamy. Although she directed only eight films, just two of which received significant coverage outside of Germany, Riefenstahl was widely known all her life. The propaganda value of her films made during the 1930s repels most modern commentators, but many film histories cite the aesthetics as outstanding.The Economist wrote that Triumph of the Will "sealed her reputation as the greatest female filmmaker of the 20th century".
Actors: Jodie Foster (actress), Gabriela Bacher (producer), Rupert Walters (writer),
Genres: Biography,Actors: Lynn Cohen (actress), Erika Smith (actress), Jordan Lage (actor), Jen Heck (producer), Jen Heck (director), Madeleine Olnek (producer), Madeleine Olnek (writer), Julian Robinson (producer), Rhoda Pauley (actress), Paul Keany (actor), Cynthia Silver (actress), Scott Rosann (editor), Lexa Rosean (actress),
Genres: Short,Actors: Bruce Kirkpatrick (actor), Greg Wood (actor), Bryce Lenon (actor), Peter Pryor (actor), Ellen Tobie (actress), Hannah Dalton (actress), Mike Mcgrath (actor), Geordie White (actor), Sally Mercer (actress), David Bardeen (actor), Todd Berry (actor), Adam Way (actor), Ian Merrill Peakes (actor), Chuck Butler (composer), Jim Starr (producer),
Plot: German, 1945. The third Reich is in ruins and Leni Riefenstahl faces hard questions from the U.S. Army interrogators: Why did she glorify the Nazis in her infamous documentary, TRIUMPH OF THE WLL? Did she believe in Hitler's policy of hate? Was she his mistress? Or was are her only concern? Like so many in Nazi Germany, Riefenstahl faced a moral dilemma. This is the dramatic story of the choices she made, and why she made them, shedding light on perhaps the most crucial question of the 20th century: How could this happen?
Genres: War,Actors: Kitten Natividad (actress), Katja Riemann (actress), Irm Hermann (actress), Bernhard Schütz (actor), Götz George (actor), Irm Hermann (actress), Kurt Kren (actor), Udo Kier (actor), Alfred Edel (actor), Leander Haußmann (actor), Helmut Berger (actor), Roland Emmerich (actor), Christoph Schlingensief (actor), Regina Ziegler (actress), Sophie Rois (actress),
Genres: Comedy,