Leni Riefenstahl
Dancer, actress, mountaineer, and director Leni Riefenstahl''s uncompromising will and audacious talent for self-promotion appeared unmatched—until 1932, when she introduced herself to her future protector and patron: Adolf Hitler. Known internationally for two of the films she made for him, Triumph of the Will and Olympia, Riefenstahl''s demanding and obsessive style introduced unusual angles, ne...
Dancer, actress, mountaineer, and director Leni Riefenstahl''s uncompromising will and audacious talent for self-promotion appeared unmatched—until 1932, when she introduced herself to her future protector and patron: Adolf Hitler. Known internationally for two of the films she made for him, Triumph of the Will and Olympia, Riefenstahl''s demanding and obsessive style introduced unusual angles, ne...
