Riefenstahl

Section: No Limit
Title: Riefenstahl
Director: Andres Veiel
Cast: Leni Riefenstahl
Duration: 1h 55m
Country: Germany
Language: de
Year: 2024

Leni Riefenstahl is considered one of the most controversial women of the 20th century as an artist and a Nazi propagandist. Her films Triumph of the Will and Olympia stand for perfectly staged body worship and the celebration of the superior and victorious. At the same time, these images project contempt for the imperfect and weak. Riefenstahl's aesthetics are more present than ever today - but is that also true for their implied message? The film examines this question using documents from Riefenstahl's estate, including private films, photos, recordings and letters. Was she truly a Nazi after all?