Three Significant Events In The Life Of Leni Riefenstahl
a. Describe THREE significant events in the life of the personality you have studied. 10 marks (Length: 250-300 words)
Three significant events in the life of Leni Riefenstahl have been her knee injury, her first film “The Blue Light” and finally, her film “Triumph of the Will” which have had an undeniable impact on her life.
A very influential event in the life of Riefenstahl was her knee injury which occurred during her dancing career. This facilitated her interest in acting, and later film. Her participation in a film such as “The Holy Mountain” (1926) demonstrated her determination, physical prowess and bravery, through climbing without the aid of material while being exposed to dangerous situations. Without this incident, Riefenstahl …show more content…
The film reflected the ideology of the cult of the body with no individuality, similar to “Triumph of the Will”, however in a more subtle way. Although Riefenstahl’s saw the film as an opportunity to capture the beauty and grace of the human body through her fascination of the physical form, Hitler saw this as a propaganda film and thus treated it as such. He saw the chance to use this international event “to advantage” to promote a positive image of Nazism to the world. There is little to suggest that Riefenstahl’s intent was to produce a propaganda film, however, the prospect that this film served as propaganda for the Nazi regime is not disputed. Riefenstahl took great care to make sure that Germany was presented in a favourable way, to see a modern, unified and peaceful nation united under one Fuhrer. Her technique was innovative and artistic as exemplified by underwater diving scenes, extremely high and low shooting angles, panoramic aerial shots and tracking systems for following fast action. In contrast to Riefenstahl’s intent, the film nonetheless captured the themes that the Nazis preached such as the idea of the herrenvolk and the struggle to achieve supremacy, which is reinforced by the pure focus on the physical form and physical perfection. Therefore, it is unquestionable that again, Riefenstahl’s skills and creativity were used to the highest “advantage” of the Nazi
Three significant events in the life of Leni Riefenstahl have been her knee injury, her first film “The Blue Light” and finally, her film “Triumph of the Will” which have had an undeniable impact on her life.
A very influential event in the life of Riefenstahl was her knee injury which occurred during her dancing career. This facilitated her interest in acting, and later film. Her participation in a film such as “The Holy Mountain” (1926) demonstrated her determination, physical prowess and bravery, through climbing without the aid of material while being exposed to dangerous situations. Without this incident, Riefenstahl …show more content…
The film reflected the ideology of the cult of the body with no individuality, similar to “Triumph of the Will”, however in a more subtle way. Although Riefenstahl’s saw the film as an opportunity to capture the beauty and grace of the human body through her fascination of the physical form, Hitler saw this as a propaganda film and thus treated it as such. He saw the chance to use this international event “to advantage” to promote a positive image of Nazism to the world. There is little to suggest that Riefenstahl’s intent was to produce a propaganda film, however, the prospect that this film served as propaganda for the Nazi regime is not disputed. Riefenstahl took great care to make sure that Germany was presented in a favourable way, to see a modern, unified and peaceful nation united under one Fuhrer. Her technique was innovative and artistic as exemplified by underwater diving scenes, extremely high and low shooting angles, panoramic aerial shots and tracking systems for following fast action. In contrast to Riefenstahl’s intent, the film nonetheless captured the themes that the Nazis preached such as the idea of the herrenvolk and the struggle to achieve supremacy, which is reinforced by the pure focus on the physical form and physical perfection. Therefore, it is unquestionable that again, Riefenstahl’s skills and creativity were used to the highest “advantage” of the Nazi