Clip from "The Holy Mountain", German silent film directed by Arnold Fanck. Starring Leni Riefenstahl as Diotima the Dancer, and Austrian Luis Trenker as the "Friend", both of whom were to become directors and ardent Nazi supporters.
Although she never formally joined the Nazi Party, she was personally appointed by Hitler to be the party's film executive and was certainly sympathetic to Nazi ideology. The elite Waffen SS troops were Party members, but technically they were separate from the regular German military (the Wehrmacht). In any case, I referred to Leni Riefenstahl as a "Nazi" somewhat facetiously. If she were alive today, I'm sure she'd say something like, "Nazi, schmazi!"
It´s a beautiful idea to film beautiful girl, who dances opposite the sea. But unfortunatelly I think that her movements are not natural and that it has not the atmosphere author wanted to put in.
Do a search on you tube for "Lame Immortelle Another Day", some one has set this vid to some great music.
MacHamish 2 years ago
Nazi or not Nazi.
It doesent matter.
Trollgol 2 years ago
Although she never formally joined the Nazi Party, she was personally appointed by Hitler to be the party's film executive and was certainly sympathetic to Nazi ideology. The elite Waffen SS troops were Party members, but technically they were separate from the regular German military (the Wehrmacht). In any case, I referred to Leni Riefenstahl as a "Nazi" somewhat facetiously. If she were alive today, I'm sure she'd say something like, "Nazi, schmazi!"
scotpens 3 years ago
Nazis were the German soldiers during WW2. She definitely was not a soldier. Whether she was a supporter or not is another story.
RavynneRune 3 years ago
It´s a beautiful idea to film beautiful girl, who dances opposite the sea. But unfortunatelly I think that her movements are not natural and that it has not the atmosphere author wanted to put in.
Rozmbar 3 years ago
Leni Riefenstahl sure was pretty when she was young. For a Nazi, I mean.
Not much of a dancer, though.
scotpens 4 years ago