#nazi-propaganda

#nazi-propaganda

Andres Veiel's documentary Riefenstahl sheds light on the life of Leni Riefenstahl, revealing her attempts to justify her involvement with Nazism through art, despite the atrocities associated with it.

Hitler did indeed attach great importance to art. You can see this even well into the ravages of war, when he was still personally selecting the color of mosaic tiles for large construction sites.

In its subversive, austerely satirical way, the film feels almost like a B-side to Oliver Hirschbiegel's Downfall from 2004, capturing the fears of senior Nazis late in the war.