1932 Leni Riefenstahl - "Das Blaue Licht" (visual highlights)

[@Freshbobba]

RIP Leni. We all hope real Art like you did comes back to us

[@pepsicat1231]

'Tiefland' does NOT show Riefenstahl's love for the Roma - Riefenstahl took Roma prisoners from the concentration camps for free work in her film before sending them back there to die after. It's pretty clear if you read about her that she was not just an incredible, innocent artist whose work happened to be interpreted as propaganda. Olympia was secretly funded by the Nazis, Victory of the Faith was entirely funded by them, and watching them and Triumph of the Will, it's pretty difficult to argue that they aren't glorifying the Nazis as a powerful piece of their propaganda would. I'm not saying she was another Goebbels, she's far more complex than that, but Leni Riefenstahl shouldn't be thought of as a victim of circumstance and her work shouldn't be admired outside of the historical context she took advantage of when creating it. theguardian.com/world/2002/aug/18/artsandhumanities.germany www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01439680500533375?scroll=top&needAccess=true& encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/leni-riefenstahl

[@Ondrus21]

That's why her career ended with the end of Nazi Germany.

[@magicalmotionmuseum]

@Andrew McGinn: You're right. The issue is rather complex, but her claims that the Roma extras all survived and several had later claimed that they had the time of their life on set are not a good representation of the sad truth. The fact that she turned the protagonist lead character into a noble gypsy may still show some exoticistic love for the Roma culture, but other characters apparently display negative stereotyped traits. The original description for this video was probably written after watching one of her interviews and has now been changed to better reflect the complexity of her status.

[@MrZillaman73]

Call it whatever you like but Germany was defending Europa from the World International HSIWEJ communism. 2022, we are now clearly seeing and facing what they where fighting for..waky waky from your sleep.

[@TraumaBondi]

Very beautifully made.

[@mickeyray3793]

Wow, "the Blue Ligcht!" Gorgeous stuff from way way waayyy back in the old days! But AT THE TIME, very very NEW! 😊

[@VideoByPatrick]

Sensuality and the perceptions of others.

[@mickeyray3793]

This film is just soooo magical! The kinda movie that's best enjoyed with a shot or two of vodka! 😊😊😊

[@AABB-zb6dv]

She was very beautiful and talented, one of the greatest film makers in history, politics aside.

[@DolleHengst]

Good heaven she was beautiful. Requiescat in pace Leni

[@langelodidio-goaldo1105]

Stupenda pellicola, certo non è chissà che cosa ma è comunque una piacevole pellicola, quindi stupenda e stupenda per me come valutazione è 8.

[@anarosanarvaezromero5282]

Bárbara la actriz leni y pensar qe el fuhrer vio esta película

[@pristinerecords]

Here bc of Susan Sontag's essay "Fascinating Fascism," highly recommended - especially for fanboys who like propaganda films "just for aesthetic reasons" ... Dang these comments are like - "rest in peace u so beautiful nazi lady," "historical ... thus beyond criticism" etc yeesh

[@Freshbobba]

You are really angry, that they will never have an eye for aesthetics like the european people have. So take your yankee Susan and care about your one history

[@larry1824]

A truly great witchcraft movie

[@taddyd1]

Way overated, very artificial and stiff.

[@sportsmediaamerica]

How can it be overrated when it was made in 1932? Certainly its historic interest outweighs any conventional criticism. So, "stiff" for 1932, I guess. King Kong was 1933--a classic but maybe also "artificial and stiff."