In 1934, the location Nuremberg, Hitler's starting city. The 16th Party Congress of the German Nazi Party will be held here. Lenny Riefenstahl, then 34, was chosen by Hitler to make a full record of this party congress.
Lenny Riefenstahl, had it not been for Hitler, would probably have lived an unremarkable life. But it is precisely because of Hitler that there are two classic documentaries "The Triumph of the Will" and "Olympia" (1936, Munich Olympic Games), and "The Triumph of the Will" will forever be recorded in the annals of history! Because no matter the Germans, the top Nazis, the allies, or even today's people, they will be shocked by this documentary when they see it!
So much so that today after the lifting of the ban, "the professors of the Chinese academies dare not even finish the "Victory of Germany" in the classroom, they say: "Its power is too powerful, I am worried that if my students watch the film, After that, you will become a real Nazi. " " (This quote comes from an article reprinted on the Internet. In this article, all the quoted parts, unless otherwise stated, are all reprinted from the Internet.)
It is said that in 1933, she once completed a book called "The Triumph of Faith" The documentary was to record the process of the Nazi Party Congress in 1933, but due to layers of pressure from the outside world and interference from Goebbels, the quality of the film was greatly reduced, and in the end it could only be regarded as a newsreel.
Because of the strong personality of Lenny Riefenstahl, there is a far-reaching "Triumph of the Will", which is extremely provocative. Strong, aesthetic, visual impact. In order to complete this work, Lenny Riefenstahl did not hesitate to confront the top brass of the Nazi Party. In order to achieve the effect, she drastically deleted a lot of footage, including the Wehrmacht, including some high-ranking Nazi ladies, and in her opening speech, she also did not arrange the order of positions. These actions aroused the dissatisfaction of many Nazis, but the final completion made these people have to deeply admire, including Goebbels himself.
At the beginning of the film, Hitler's special plane passes through the clouds, and Hitler looks at him quietly, with frozen eyes. It seems to symbolize that Germany after World War I has fallen into a fog, where will Germany's future go? What will the head of state do? Nuremberg gradually came into view, and the plane landed in a warm crowd. Wherever Hitler went, he was surrounded by crowds. It seems to symbolize the beginning of the German renaissance, and the road to German renaissance will set sail from here.
There are several passages from Hitler's speech in the film, probably most of the later German commentary of World War II came from this. Speeches in the Youth League, speeches in the SS, speeches in front of the German workers, speeches at the party congress.
It is undeniable that Hitler's speech was too provocative. She and Hitler met in 1932. After listening to Hitler's speech, the evaluation was: "It's like a galloping waterfall." In this way, like almost all German Like people, become "staunch supporters or sympathizers of the Nazis".
In those days, it was difficult for a director who was politicized to shoot something that was not political. In her documentary, she shows strong "power", "superman", "fight" and "conquest", not only in Hitler's shot, but also in every German soldier's shot. And in 1936's "Olympia" "more strongly reflected".
If the politicization of "Triumph of the Will" is put aside, as far as the documentary itself is concerned, it should be regarded as one of the most classic documentaries of the 20th century. Until today, "the techniques she initiated in these two documentaries have been used by countless people. Subsequent generations have repeatedly imitated it, either subtly or poorly. Both Steven Spielberg and George Lucas have publicly paid tribute to her peers.”
In 2004, the documentary was lifted, including in Germany. Please enjoy it from the perspective of historical materials or documentaries when watching the film.
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