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''The Wonderful, Horrible Life of Leni Riefenstahl'' ((ドイツ語:Die Macht der Bilder: Leni Riefenstahl)) is a 1993 German documentary film about the life of German film director Leni Riefenstahl, directed by Ray Müller. ==Production== Riefenstahl was best known for her documentary film ''Olympia'' (1938), on the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin and her Nazi propaganda films, ''Der Sieg des Glaubens'' (1933), ''Triumph of the Will'' (1935), and ''Tag der Freiheit'' (1935), which are regarded by historians as among the greatest propaganda films of all time. The United States release of this film, in 1993, coincided with the publication of Riefenstahl's autobiography ''Leni Riefenstahl: A Memoir'' (New York, 1993), as well as with her ninetieth birthday. The two releases are not unrelated. ''The Wonderful, Horrible life of Leni Riefenstahl'' was born from an idea of Riefenstahl herself, who, motivated by her old age and already working on her memoirs, decided to commission a documentary about her life. Concerned about being associated with the 'Nazi director', eighteen filmmakers declined the project, before Müller agreed to portray Riefenstahl in what ended up being a three-hour-long documentary (three times its contract length). The length of the film is therefore the result of a decision by the director: Müller justifies it as an attempt to give a fair representation of Riefenstahl's life, which cannot be reduced to the eight years she worked for the Nazi regime, but presents much more interesting stories and facts that are relevant to understand her personality. Showing more historical material about her life, according to Müller, also helps to compensate the strong image of herself that Riefenstahl tries to impose throughout the movie, giving the viewer a better chance to draw his/her own conclusions. ''The Wonderful, Horrible Life of Leni Riefenstahl'' encapsulates a historical figure at the end of her life. Through this film, it is shown how Riefenstahl dealt with the repercussions of her early work. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Wonderful Horrible Life of Leni Riefenstahl」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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