Leni Riefenstahl's Tiefland (1)

A sequence from "Tiefland" by Leni Riefenstahl (1953)

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Film & Animation

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• Riefenstahl
• Tiefland

[HephaistionNYC]

She was such a great artist with the most amazing visual sense. No one has ever created such magnificent paintings on film before-or since.

[medamine39]

Thank you for this video, I like its musical score, worth of appreciation.

[orglancs]

@xingsheng1 But these children were already in detention camps and were therefore forced labour, even if days outside filming were better than days in the camps. You can't squirm out of the fact that LR's morality was extremely dubious and she was a radiantly happy supporter of the Fuehrer. Triumph of the WIll says it all, a blatant hymn to fascism and naked authoritarianism. I am not trying to tarnish her reputation. I am trying to ascertain the facts.

[xingsheng1]

@orglancs Listen to yourself: "...she employed children who LATER died in the camps." That's the base of your accusation? I once tutored a little girl who LATER was abused by her teacher and commited suicide, so I was responsible for her death? Maybe I am too dumb to see your logic.

But waste no more saliva, we will worship this great woman no matter what you try to tarnish her reputation.

[orglancs]

@xingsheng1 It is true. She did employ children who later died in the camps. The evidence is summarised in 'Leni' by Steven Bach, (Little Brown, 2007, pages 294-295.). She eventually admitted this and Bach quotes her admission. Your abuse of bearcub410 does nothing to alter the facts. You owe him/her an apology.

[mikemcgee]

one survivor was interview in the wonderful  terrible life of Lennie Riefenstahl. She stated that she was young an nieve at the time. But it wasn'tjust Riefenstahl or Harlan that passivelly contributed to the murder. The stock market. The traditional prejudice in europe. The large percentage of germans wanting a quick answer. Hitler taking advantage of that. The cowardly passive. This is why t.c.m. wont show these films, unless it has international appeal.I critisize them about this

[SatchmoSings]

@mikemcgee Yes, the extras were largely gypsies from a concentration camp; needless to say, none of them got paid but the did get something ELSE.

After the filming, at least half of them didn't have to go back to the concentration camp; they went to DEATH CAMPS instead.

Refenstahl, of course, stated that she didn't know this.

[mikemcgee]

When Miss Riefenstahl completed her film after the war,She was too old for the role by that time, But she was able to hide it I guess.This movie looks more like Spain Heimat style. Too much of a Germanesc feel. It's unlikely turner classic movie's would never play it. After video copy rights ran out. cause of the concentration campers who were used in it . They are politically correct against ever showing any more films of 33 and 45. Not even Ruble or Heimat. Cause of Hitler

[siempremarisol]

great movie

[bearcub410]

@xingsheng1 Leni riefenstahl was a great film maker i will grant you that , but as a human being she was a total zero and a swine !!!!! and as far as believing everything i read i do not , i don't believe one word of what you have said !!!!! HA HA HA

[xingsheng1]

@bearcub410 God granted her longevity of 102 years and a talent people all over the world worshipped.

You made this idiotic statement as if you yourself had"witnessed" it. Or did you always believe 100% whatever you read? That speaks volume of your IQ level, which can never even touch base within a half or even a third of hers!

I am a huge Chinese fan of Leni, and I can easily say that you are poorly educated and it shows in your lousy English.