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Propaganda Film: Leni Riefenstahl
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Leni Riefenstahl's Triumph of the Will is considered by some to be the greatest propaganda film ever made. It provided a record of the sixth Nazi Party Congress held at Nuremberg, Germany in September 1934. In this lesson, students consider the film's historical context and begin to understand its powerful impact.
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One of the ways this could be done would be to show authentic Nazi film propaganda. Both Hitler and Goebbels considered the film medium to be the most important tool to influence the minds of the German people. 7 Leni Riefenstahl's famous documentary "Triumph des Willens" on the Nuremberg Rallies in 1934 was certainly instrumental in creating the "Führer-Myth," 8 and another "documentary," "Der ewige Jude" (1940), was produced in order to "reveal" the "truth" of the Jews. 9 It contained the whole "legitimization" for their annihilation.
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One of the greatest masterpieces of film propaganda was Leni Reisfenthal's Triumph of the Will (1935). Showing highlights of the Nuremberg Nazi Rally, this film did much to nurture Teutonic solidarity by linking Nazi leadership with German mythology and national pride, climaxing with the youth supporting a unified and unstoppable force.
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