Leni Riefenstahl
Leni Riefenstahl's career included work as a dancer, actress, film producer, director, and also a photographer, but the rest of Leni Riefenstahl's career was shadowed by her history as a documentary maker for Hitler and Germany's Third Reich. Full name: Bertha Helen Amalie Riefenstahl.
Leni Riefenstahl
Leni Riefenstahl profile - film-maker, including propaganda films for Nazi Germany and Hitler though she said she didn't know what was happening.
Leni Riefenstahl profile - film-maker, including propaganda films for Nazi Germany and Hitler though she said she didn't know what was happening.
About Leni Riefenstahl
A biography of Leni Riefenstahl, from your Guide to Women's History. Film-maker Ray Müller aske the question, "A feminist pioneer, or a woman of evil?" But that's too simplistic a question. The answer is far more complicated.
A biography of Leni Riefenstahl, from your Guide to Women's History. Film-maker Ray Müller aske the question, "A feminist pioneer, or a woman of evil?" But that's too simplistic a question. The answer is far more complicated.
Leni Riefenstahl Books and Movies
A selection of books and films about and by Leni Riefenstahl, selected by Jone Johnson Lewis, Women's History Guide.
A selection of books and films about and by Leni Riefenstahl, selected by Jone Johnson Lewis, Women's History Guide.
Leni Riefenstahl Dies at 101
Breaking news -- the death of the woman whose propaganda movies for Hitler were so well-done that her work for the Nazis could not be forgotten.
Breaking news -- the death of the woman whose propaganda movies for Hitler were so well-done that her work for the Nazis could not be forgotten.
Hannah Höch
Another World War II-era German artist, with a very different story than Leni Riefenstahl's.
Another World War II-era German artist, with a very different story than Leni Riefenstahl's.
Happy birthday, Leni Riefenstahl
Salon.com article on the occasion of Leni Riefenstahl's 100th birthday documents the controversy over her Hitler connections.
Salon.com article on the occasion of Leni Riefenstahl's 100th birthday documents the controversy over her Hitler connections.
Just What Did Leni Riefenshahl's Lens See
A review of a biography of Reifenstahl, asking questions about her naivete in her work with Hitler.
A review of a biography of Reifenstahl, asking questions about her naivete in her work with Hitler.
Leni Riefenstahl
Internet Movie Database entry on Riefenstahl, including an exhaustive filmography.
Internet Movie Database entry on Riefenstahl, including an exhaustive filmography.
Leni Riefenstahl (1902- )
More links on Riefenstahl from About's 20th Century History Guide, Jennifer Rosenberg.
More links on Riefenstahl from About's 20th Century History Guide, Jennifer Rosenberg.
Leni Riefenstahl
Official site of Leni Riefenstahl Productions, in both English and German. Includes many photographs of Riefenstahl and by her, biography, filmography, and list of books.
Official site of Leni Riefenstahl Productions, in both English and German. Includes many photographs of Riefenstahl and by her, biography, filmography, and list of books.
Leni Riefenstahl
Biography from the Simon Wiesenthal Center, from "Who's Who in Nazi Germany."
Biography from the Simon Wiesenthal Center, from "Who's Who in Nazi Germany."
The Perpetual Dancer
A tribute site, with much information on the many phases of Riefenstahl's career, portraying her as forced to make Nazi propaganda films and later a target of a continuing 'witch hunt.' Illustrated and with quotations from Riefenstahl.
A tribute site, with much information on the many phases of Riefenstahl's career, portraying her as forced to make Nazi propaganda films and later a target of a continuing 'witch hunt.' Illustrated and with quotations from Riefenstahl.
Leni Riefenstahl: Documentary Film-Maker Or Propagandist
"The issue of whether Triumph Of The Will and Olympia should be classified as 'documentaries' or as 'propaganda films' has been in constant dispute since they were made." Article by Ellen Cheshire.
"The issue of whether Triumph Of The Will and Olympia should be classified as 'documentaries' or as 'propaganda films' has been in constant dispute since they were made." Article by Ellen Cheshire.
The Riefenstahl Question: Unending Resurrection
Mark Daniel Cohen's article begins: "Leni Riefenstahl is a shadow of bad conscience ... that has slid across the self-reflecting, bright freshness of liberal political tendencies in the world of contemporary art for well over half a century. Despite the obvious facts of her life and career, there has been a softly glowing halo around Riefenstahl's reputation..."
Mark Daniel Cohen's article begins: "Leni Riefenstahl is a shadow of bad conscience ... that has slid across the self-reflecting, bright freshness of liberal political tendencies in the world of contemporary art for well over half a century. Despite the obvious facts of her life and career, there has been a softly glowing halo around Riefenstahl's reputation..."
Riefenstahl's Return.
From Art in America, an article about "German exhibition that explores Leni Riefenstahl's controversial career."
From Art in America, an article about "German exhibition that explores Leni Riefenstahl's controversial career."
The Wonderful, Horrible Life of Leni Riefenstahl
A detailed article about the 3-hour 1993 documentary on Leni Riefenstahl's life by Ray Müller.
A detailed article about the 3-hour 1993 documentary on Leni Riefenstahl's life by Ray Müller.