TRIUMPH OF THE WILL (1935)
Directed by: Leni Riefenstahl
Leni Riefenstahl's film is horrifying because it is so effective. Though the movie is a loving paean to Nazism, Riefenstahl's use of music, lens, and camera angle was light years ahead of anyone else at the time. Hitler quite convincing seemed like a god who came down from the heavens to deliver his platitudes to a yearning German public. Virtually every political commercial, every work of ...
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Directed by: Leni Riefenstahl
Leni Riefenstahl's film is horrifying because it is so effective. Though the movie is a loving paean to Nazism, Riefenstahl's use of music, lens, and camera angle was light years ahead of anyone else at the time. Hitler quite convincing seemed like a god who came down from the heavens to deliver his platitudes to a yearning German public. Virtually every political commercial, every work of government propaganda and every ad campaign since has taken a page from Riefenstahl's brilliant, repugnant masterpiece.
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