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Washington Post - Mar 18, 2010
"AMAZONS AND THEIR MEN" Forum Theatre stages this play loosely based on the life of Leni Riefenstahl, who made propaganda films for the Nazis. ...

The Bold and the Conflicted: 'Amazons and Their Men,' Forum Theatre

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Express from The Washington Post (blog) - Mar 17, 2010
IT'S TOUGH TO imagine Leni Riefenstahl — the woman behind Nazi Germany's propaganda films and the infamous "Triumph of the Will" — as someone with a heart ...

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by: Leni Riefenstahl
Riefenstahl was indeed a genius, a genius with the camera and film editing. One will never know whether or not she'd eventually have been a great director, as she was pretty well blackballed by post-war political influences, and had few resources during the war (the "Tiefland" movie, filmed during wartime, was strapped for money and never finished ... as far as I know.) "Das Blau Licht" was an interesting early try at film directing for her, and while that is certainly not a great movie, it does an exceptional job of creating mood via the camera and chiaroscuro effect.
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Leni: The Life and Work of Leni Riefenstahl (Vintage)

by: Steven Bach
Leni Riefenstahl is not an easy subject for a biographer. Yes, there is a mountain of material, and everyone has an opinion on her. But those are just some of the problems a biographer faces while trying to write about such a strange, ambitious, ruthless, and perhaps soulless person.

Bach does an excellent job with this biography, and he also does a nice job of writing about Germany in the World War II era. His research is strong, and though it's apparent how he feels about her, he is fair and presents a wide range of opinions concerning her art and her personality.
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Riefenstahl Screened: An Anthology of New Criticism

"Screening Riefenstahl" offers an opportunity to rethink the place of Leni Riefenstahl and her work in contemporary culture and in academic discourse.Leni Riefenstahl is larger than life. From the lure of her persona as it enters our homes via television to our pleasure in the recognition of film images at rock concerts, to her place as part of the history of the Nazi period, Riefenstahl lives on in our imagination and in our cultural productions. Thus, the editors' introduction to this volume examines the manner in which Riefenstahl 'haunts' debates on aesthetics and politics, and how her legacy reverberates in the contemporary cultural scene.
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Olympia

by: Leni Riefenstahl
Miss Riefenstahl had quite an eye for aesthetics. This is a photography book that looks like everything was taken from her Olympia documentary on the 1936 Olympics in Berlin. I am a great admirer of the athletic body in its natural form. As stunning as the photographs in this are it pales in comparison to the Documentary but still this is an amazing work.
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