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In Reply to: Leni Reifenstahl's Triumph of the Will posted by maldar on July 28, 2000 at 13:05:11:
Having watched the 'triumph of the will' i admire her work tremendeously.The propaganda films are often amusing to watch. In the US, during the WWII, 'Why we fight' produced by the US War Office (directed by Frank Capra and Anatole Litvak) are good one as well along with Vintage Warner Brothers Cartoons. No. I don't get offended by thier portrayal of evil buck teethed Japanese. Altho, from cinematography POV, they wont even come close to the brilliance of the 'Triumph of the will'. imho.
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I'm familiar with Reifenstahl's work and had the occasion to see "Triumph of the Will" once again on A&E's fine Autobiography series, which included an excellent and insightful interview with Leni herself.The three times I have seen "Triumph of the Will," (43 years from first to last viewing), I have found it riveting, evocative and chilling--a prelude to the demise of the fascistic Nirvana it promised. In my opinion, the work stands as the pinnacle of propaganda cinematography--masterfully constructed, brilliantly filmed and edited, with special effects ahead of its time.
I am not empathetic to the message in the film nor the fascist climate in which it was produced. For one to make that assumption is, on its face, absurd in the extreme.
Appreciation of the filmmaker's art doesn't necessarily constitute acceptance of the philosophy or convictions of the artist.
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