Leni Riefenstahl- actress and dancer or master of propaganda and Nazi sympathiser? If Leni herself is to be believed she is a talent seduced with no political leanings, but how credible is she? The film's Leni made under the Nazi Regime are undoubtedly supportive of the Nazi ideology even if Leni's view that she acted out of self-interest in acting and dancing is to be believed. Although primary sources, Leni's claims after the war that …
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…art really have nothing to do with one another? Ultimately Leni will be remembered for her work as a director and the films she made that reflected an ideal- not for her self-interest in acting and dancing. Whether she was aware of it or not, her support for the Nazi ideology as portrayed in her films is undoubtedly why we are still discussing Leni's life today as it had the more profound impact on history.