After the World War II, the Committee of Denazification of the Allies tried to determine the degree of responsibility of every German in the Nazi crimes as part of the campaign of democratization carried out in post-war Germany.
This dramatic fiction recreates the trial of Leni Riefenstahl, a very famous filmmaker responsible for many documentaries praising the Nazi regime.
Several scenes from her documentaries are used as evidence against her, claiming they were instrumental as propaganda tools for the regime.
Leni defends her independence and autonomy as an artist.
In the course of the trial several issues are addressed, such as the relationship between art and politics, how to be an artist independent from political power and the possibility of creating an art for the sake of art itself.
Genre: ART / General
Product details
File Size: 1933 KB
Print Length: 51 pages
Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
Publisher: UNITEXTO Digital Publishing (December 25, 2018)
Publication Date: December 25, 2018
Sold by: Amazon Digital Services LLC
Language: English
ASIN: B07MGZ7GMC
Text-to-Speech: Enabled
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Word Wise: Enabled
Lending: Not Enabled
Screen Reader: Supported
Enhanced Typesetting: Enabled
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#1653 in Historical German Fiction
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CAPT. HANS WALLENBERG,
Do you accept responsibility for the direction and editing of the films that appear on the screen?
LENI RIEFENSTAHL
Yes I do.
CAPT. HANS WALLENBERG,
Were you a member of the Nazi Party?
LENI RIEFENSTAHL
I was not.
CAPT. HANS WALLENBERG,
Did you know the existence of the concentration and extermination camps?
LENI RIEFENSTAHL
We knew there were concentration camps where the enemies of Nazism were held. We did not know about the extermination camps. It was a state secret.
CAPT. HANS WALLENBERG,
Were you a supporter of Nazism?
LENI RIEFENSTAHL
I was a supporter of Hitler. Not of Nazism.
CAPT. HANS WALLENBERG,
Is it possible to tell Nazism from Hitler? They are both the same.
LENI RIEFENSTAHL
They are not the same. Just as the difference between revenge and justice.
CAPT. HANS WALLENBERG,
This is no revenge. We are looking for justice, for collective responsibility and collective punishment.
LENI RIEFENSTAHL
Reeducation and punishment do not go well together. Why all the people working at the Denazification Committee are Jews of German origin?
CAPT. HANS WALLENBERG
Because they are the only Americans who speak German. They are the ones that you sent away. Now we came back. Not for long, fortunately. (gesturing to the Secretary) Exhibit B, please
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German
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Already translated.
Translated by Stefanie Holzhausen
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Italian
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Already translated.
Translated by Anna Maria Durante
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Author review: Very good translator! Highly recommendable. |
