The above statement is accurate to Leni as she was inevitably influenced by Hitler like majority of Germany were at the time. In September 1933 the film industry came under the control of Dr Goebbels and his Reich Ministry for Public Enlightenment and Propaganda.
All the films had to be approved by the new Reich Chamber of Culture this had a profound effect on Jews in the industry who were banned as they were refused accreditation. The
Nazi propaganda era was reflective of Leni's major works such as 'Triumph of the Will' and
'Olympia'. Her films began to portray Nazi Germany which adds to the fact that she was a product of her time as she was filming exactly what was in her context. The arts and expressionist movement was replaced with rigid and strict …show more content…
During the editing process the already powerful images of the film were brought together to create a type of film art never seen before. The Labor Corps Rally is an important scene that shows Leni abiding by the
Nazi aims, one of which was 'To win support for particular policies'. She ensured this aim was fulfilled by explicitly displaying Nazi images such as the eagle, flag and Hitler after the powerful statement "One people, one Fuhrer, one Reich and one Germany". Hitler named it 'Triumph of the Will' and called it a "...tribute to the strength and beauty of our movement", this extensively shows that during this time period, she became a product of the main cultural influence; the Nazi movement. She also states this by saying "Hitler already had 90% of the votes", showing that her work reflected the public opinion of
German society in the 1930s. Hitler was seen as a Messiah and the Nazi party was seen as a positive aspect of German politics, and these views are represented in Riefenstahl's editing and camera techniques. The historian, Ian Kershaw, describes the film as "a celluloid exposition of the Fuhrer cult", highlighting that her work was influenced by
All the films had to be approved by the new Reich Chamber of Culture this had a profound effect on Jews in the industry who were banned as they were refused accreditation. The
Nazi propaganda era was reflective of Leni's major works such as 'Triumph of the Will' and
'Olympia'. Her films began to portray Nazi Germany which adds to the fact that she was a product of her time as she was filming exactly what was in her context. The arts and expressionist movement was replaced with rigid and strict …show more content…
During the editing process the already powerful images of the film were brought together to create a type of film art never seen before. The Labor Corps Rally is an important scene that shows Leni abiding by the
Nazi aims, one of which was 'To win support for particular policies'. She ensured this aim was fulfilled by explicitly displaying Nazi images such as the eagle, flag and Hitler after the powerful statement "One people, one Fuhrer, one Reich and one Germany". Hitler named it 'Triumph of the Will' and called it a "...tribute to the strength and beauty of our movement", this extensively shows that during this time period, she became a product of the main cultural influence; the Nazi movement. She also states this by saying "Hitler already had 90% of the votes", showing that her work reflected the public opinion of
German society in the 1930s. Hitler was seen as a Messiah and the Nazi party was seen as a positive aspect of German politics, and these views are represented in Riefenstahl's editing and camera techniques. The historian, Ian Kershaw, describes the film as "a celluloid exposition of the Fuhrer cult", highlighting that her work was influenced by