Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/09/09

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Riefenstahl Dies
From: Johnny Deadman <lists@johnbrownlow.com>
Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2003 20:21:37 -0400

The interesting thing is that TRIUMPH OF THE WILL was far from 
disposable. It became a centerpiece of Nazi ideology and was shown over 
and over and over again in German cinemas, well into WWII.

Another interesting thing about the film is that is shows how 
fabulously self-conscious the Nazis were about how they portrayed 
themselves. It is certainly not true that Riefenstahl had no input into 
the film apart from setting up the shots, or at least that is an 
obfuscation. Many parts of the rallies were repeated over and over 
again for the benefit of the cameras and the film is massively 
'directed' in terms of angles and editing... a masterpiece in that 
respect.



On Tuesday, September 9, 2003, at 06:57  PM, Teresa299@aol.com wrote:

> Scientists can be employed to make rockects for future ICBMS and 
> "smart"
> bombs.  ARtists are disposable.
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