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Leni Riefenstahl remains one of the most controversial figures of World War II — a filmmaker whose extraordinary cinematic talent became entwined with one of history’s darkest regimes. From Triumph of the Will to Olympia, her films introduced groundbreaking techniques: sweeping crane shots, slow-motion athletics, mass choreography, and a visual style that influenced documentaries, advertising, and politics for decades.

But Riefenstahl’s legacy is inseparable from the propaganda she helped create. Her artistic brilliance elevated Nazi ideology to mythic proportions, shaping how millions saw Germany, its leaders, and its ambitions.

After the war, she insisted she was “only an artist,” but Allied interrogators and historians have debated her role ever since. Riefenstahl spent the rest of her long life attempting to escape the moral weight of her work — yet her films remain studied, debated, and feared for their persuasive power.

This is the story of Leni Riefenstahl — the visionary director whose art changed cinema, and whose choices changed her destiny.