Leni Riefenstahl - Brossura

Trimborn, Jürgen

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0865479763 ISBN 13: 9780865479760

Casa editrice: Faber & Faber, 2008

Riassunto

A revealing portrait of the controversial filmmaker examines Riefenstahl's remarkable contributions to the cinematic art, her relationship with Adolf Hitler, the two monumental films she created for him--Triumph of the Will and Olympia--and her refusal to be held accountable for her role in the Holocaust and the atrocities of the Nazi regime.

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L'autore:

Jürgen Trimborn, born in 1971, is a professor of film, theater, and art history at the University of Cologne and serves as a consultant on films of the Third Reich for the German and American film industry. He lives and writes in Cologne and east Belgium.

Product Description:

Dancer, actress, mountaineer, and director Leni Riefenstahl's uncompromising will and audacious talent for self-promotion appeared unmatched--until 1932, when she introduced herself to her future protector and patron: Adolf Hitler. Known internationally for two of the films she made for him, "Triumph of the Will "and "Olympia," Riefenstahl's demanding and obsessive style introduced unusual angles, new approaches to tracking shots, and highly symbolic montages. Despite her lifelong claim to be an apolitical artist, Riefenstahl's monumental and nationalistic vision of Germany's traditions and landscape served to idealize the cause of one of the world's most violent and racist regimes.Riefenstahl ardently cast herself as a passionate young director who caved to the pressure to serve an all-powerful Fuhrer, so focused on reinventing the cinema that she didn't recognize the goals of the Third Reich until too late. Jurgen Trimborn's revelatory biography celebrates this charismatic and adventurous woman who lived to 101, while also taking on the myths surrounding her. With refreshing distance and detailed research, Trimborn presents the story of a stubborn and intimidating filmmaker who refused to be held accountable for her role in the Holocaust but continued to inspire countless photographers and filmmakers with her artistry."

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• Editore: Faber & Faber
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0865479763
• ISBN 13: 9780865479760
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 394