2 Movies Starring Leni Riefenstahl

The Blue Light

The Blue Light

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1934-05-08

Languages:

German, Italian

Countries:

Germany

Runtime:

85 min

IMDB Ratings:

(727 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Bèla Balèzs

Leni Riefenstahl (story)

Fullplot:

Junta is hated by the people in the village where she lives, especially by the women, who suspect her of being a witch. Only she can climb the nearby mountains to a cave high up, whence a mysterious blue light glows when the moon is full. Many young men of the village have died trying to follow her. She is driven out of town, and takes to living in the mountains. Eventually she shares the secret of the blue light with one man, and he betrays it.

The Wonderful, Horrible Life of Leni Riefenstahl

The Wonderful, Horrible Life of Leni Riefenstahl

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1994-06-01

Languages:

German

Countries:

France, UK, Germany, Belgium

Runtime:

180 min

IMDB Ratings:

(1229 Reviews)

Director:

Ray Mèller

Fullplot:

This documentary recounts the life and work of one of most famous, and yet reviled, German film directors in history, Leni Riefenstahl. The film recounts the rise of her career from a dancer, to a movie actor to the most important film director in Nazi Germany who directed such famous propaganda films as Triumph of the Will and Olympiad. The film also explores her later activities after Nazi Germany's defeat in 1945 and her disgrace for being so associated with it which includes her amazingly active life over the age of 90.

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