RIEFENSTAHL (Blu-ray)

Filmmaker and Nazi propagandist Leni Riefenstahl is considered one of the most controversial women of the 20th century. Her films Triumph of the Will and Olympia are defined by their fascist aesthetics, perfectly-staged body worship, and the celebration of all that is superior and victorious, simultaneously projecting contempt for the imperfect and weak. But Riefenstahl who first broke into the German film industry as an actress spent decades after the war denying her association with Nazi ideology, and claiming ignorance of the Holocaust. How did she become the Reichs preeminent filmmaker if she was just a hired hand?Riefenstahl examines this question using never-before-seen documents from Leni Riefenstahls estate, including private films, photos, recordings and letters, uncovering fragments of her biography and placing them in an extended historical context. During her long life after the fall of Nazism, she remained unapologetic, managing to control and shape her legacy; in person