There's a new biography of famed photographer, dancer, actress, mountaineer, director, and Hitler protege Leni Riefenstahl, by Jürgen Trimborn, out January 23rd. The book was a bestseller in his native Germany, no doubt due to its clear-eyed, well-researched account of the undeniably talented, though morally questionable (at least) director. You can watch the complete version of the beautiful and appalling Triumph of the Will courtesy of Google video. Another biography of Riefenstahl, by Steven Bach, is due in March.
written on Thursday Jan 18, 2007
Nazis,
propaganda,
book.
