Overview:
Explores Leni Riefenstahl's artistic legacy and her complex ties to the Nazi regime, juxtaposing her self-portrayal with evidence suggesting awareness of the regime's atrocities.| Status: | Released (2024-08-29) |
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| Awards: | 4 wins & 12 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $133,396 |
| Screen: | Andres Veiel |
| Productions: | Vincent Productions, WDR, SWR, RAI Cinema, NDR, BR, Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien (BKM), Filmförderungsanstalt, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg |
| Production Countries: | Germany, Italy |
| Spoken Languages: | English, Deutsch, Français |
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Casts
- 10139: Leni Riefenstahl - Self (archive footage)
- 1144713: Horst Kettner - Self (archive footage)
- 10279: Adolf Hitler - Self (archive footage)
- 1090808: Joseph Goebbels - Self (archive footage)
- 1219975: Albert Speer - Self (archive footage)
- 10280: Rudolf Hess - Self (archive footage)
- 2298118: Hansjürgen Rosenbauer - Self (archive footage)
Crews
- 68002: Andres Veiel - Director - Directing
- 68002: Andres Veiel - Writer - Writing
- 11606: Matthias Lempert - Sound - Sound
- 1287246: Stefan Krumbiegel - Editor - Editing
- 2047924: Olaf Voigtländer - Editor - Editing
- 2351702: Alfredo Castro - Editor - Editing
- 1516706: Sandra Maischberger - Producer - Production
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Reviews
Simon Foster
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"Understated, allowing the oft-vilified filmmaker a strong voice (via masterfully curated archival people) that echoes denial, defence and defiance. It is ultimately entirely clear which side of the discussion Veiel favours, but his argument is never not balanced and meticulous..." ....
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“To thine own self be true” – it’s an admonition and affirmation generally held in high regard, but it’s also one that can be difficult to live up to. In many instances, that’s attributable to not really knowing oneself in the first place. And, as this telling documentary from writer ....
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Barring her being given a decent dose of Scopalamine, it was highly unlikely that Leni Riefenstahl was ever going to acknowledge in any interviews the extent of any complicity she may have had in the Holocaust - either actively or passively, but this documentary uses an astonishing c ....
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