[Leica] Riefenstahl ...apolitical alternate view

[gregj.lorenzo at shaw.ca (GREG LORENZO)]

In my experience women don't take "orders". Consequently I only make 
suggestions.

Regards,

Greg

----- Original Message -----
From: Kit McChesney | Vuelux <kitmc@vuelux.com>
Date: Monday, August 23, 2004 10:05 pm
Subject: RE: [Leica] Riefenstahl ...apolitical alternate view

> Yea, give her a break. After all, she was just taking orders, 
> right? ;-) 
> 
> Kit
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+kitmc=vuelux.com@leica-users.org
> [lug-bounces+kitmc=vuelux.com@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of John
> Collier
> Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 7:41 PM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Riefenstahl ...apolitical alternate view
> 
> The only comment I going to make is that Germany suffered under 
> egregious terms and conditions following the end of WW1*. The 
> economic 
> miracle following the dreadful inflation of the late twenties must 
> have 
> made for very giddy times. It is trite for us pinheads to judge 
> her for 
> what we know now. This does not exonerate her or anyone else but 
> it 
> should make you wonder what you might have done if you had been in 
> her 
> shoes.
> 
> John Collier
> 
> * There really was only one world war. It just had two acts. The 
> conclusion of WW1 made WW2 virtually inevitable.
> 
> On Aug 23, 2004, at 7:47 PM, Jesse Hellman wrote:
> 
> > "about the country you love?" Is that what you think she did? Jesse
> >
> > Greg Locke wrote:
> >> A friend of mine who is a professor of literature and film 
> studies at
> >> Memorial University (she uses Riefenstahl in her classes...OF 
> >> COURSE!) asked
> >> me this question during a discussion about the role of 
> Riefenstahl. 
> >> "What
> >> would your answer be if you were approached by a government 
> agency to 
> >> make a
> >> film, photo essay, book about the country you love?
> 
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