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Riefenstahl proves that the best documentary subjects are monsters

INSIDE FILM: The Nazi propagandist is seen in a startling new film repeatedly refusing to talk about her relationship with Hitler – and it’s the kind of upset that has always fuelled cinema’s very best documentaries, writes Xan Brooks

The Independent UK · Apr 14, 2025

Riefenstahl review – deep-dive study takes down the Nazis’ favourite director

Andres Veiel shows how the film-maker loved by Hitler hit the heights with her Berlin Olympics movie – and how she tried and failed to save her Nazi-tinged reputation

The Guardian - UK · Aug 29, 2024

Film suggests Nazis’ lead propagandist had role in 1939 massacre

Letter in Leni Riefenstahl archive appears to claim her set instructions led to deaths of Polish Jews, says director

The Guardian - UK · Aug 28, 2024