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The focus of this web site is on her work in film (more specifically, feature films and documentaries). This is
not simply because of the revolutionary achievements that she made in that area and the wondrous artistry and vision which
her genius was able to bring forth upon the silver screen, but because it was the art that she loved, the art form in
which she herself was loved, which brought her to the heights of stardom, fame and acclaim all over Europe and all over the
world — and yet was also the ultimate cause of her fall from grace.
Leni Riefenstahl starred in and/or directed eleven full-length films--essentially, Triumph des Willens drove
her to be castigated and accused of things that she never believed, let alone even considered, and even less ever took part in.
Through even the most cursory overview and examination of all of the Riefenstahl films, however, a more realistic
understanding of where she was coming from — and what it was that she really aspired to — will be found.
Even in her own admitted error and naiveté for the work which she did for the Nazi party, one can see her ultimate
sacrifice to advocate Adolf Hitler's reign and crusade to become the almighty Fuhrer.
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