Riefenstahl

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Riefenstahl

2024

1h 55m

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A captivating insight into the private estate of Leni Riefenstahl, who became world-famous with her Nazi propaganda film TRIUMPH OF THE WILL but kept denying any closer ties to the regime.

Deborah Ross

The Spectator

This documentary wants to get to the truth. But even if you’ve already made your own mind up -- I had! -- it’s still a mesmerising portrait of the kind of person who cannot give up on the lies they’ve told themselves.

May 8, 2025

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David Sexton

New Statesman

The approach sounds stultifying, but this is a riveting watch, a masterclass in how to animate such material through inventive treatment. Montage and cross-cutting are always effective in documentaries, but Riefenstahl goes much further.

May 7, 2025

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

Andres Veiel’s sombre documentary tells the gripping, incrementally nauseating story of Helene “Leni” Riefenstahl.

Rated: 4/5

May 7, 2025

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Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

It's refreshing that writer-director Andres Veiel allows us to make up our own minds, as this portrait of the iconic Leni Riefenstahl is packed with stunning clips, images and interviews.

Rated: 3.5/5

May 8, 2025

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Hilary A White

Sunday Independent (Ireland)

Hard answers are never spun off. Veiel builds a robust and nuanced dossier rather than a witch hunt. For this reason, Riefenstahl is a doc of uncommon integrity.

Rated: 5/5

May 8, 2025

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Andrew Murray

The Upcoming

Touching upon themes of legacy and memory along the way, Veiel crafts a fascinating, if at times dry, character study of its subject.

Rated: 4/5

May 8, 2025

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Synopsis

A captivating insight into the private estate of Leni Riefenstahl, who became world-famous with her Nazi propaganda film TRIUMPH OF THE WILL but kept denying any closer ties to the regime.

Director: Andreas Veiel, Andres Veiel
Producer: Sandra Maischberger
Screenwriter: Andreas Veiel, Andres Veiel
Production Co: Vincent Productions, RBB, WDR, SWR, Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR), NDR
Genre: Documentary, History
Original Language: German
Runtime: 1h 55m