Slog - Comments on Today The Stranger Suggests http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/today_the_stranger_suggests_488 Copyright 2008 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:00:00 -0800 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:56:32 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Will in Seattle Leni's a nice lady, but I still think she's a war criminal.

Intelligent. Beautiful. And dangerous as a viper.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/today_the_stranger_suggests_488#c1081418 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/today_the_stranger_suggests_488#c1081418 Stranger Suggests Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:40:36 -0800 Comment by michael strangeways Oh, she was a war criminal but she was overly punished. Filmmakers far more Nazified than her got off scott free.

Her primary problem: her films were so much better than anyone elses that she had to be singled out for punishment. All the other Nazi filmmakers were hacks.

Despite what you feel about her politics, you have to acknowledge that Olympia and Triumph of the Will are two of the most influential films of the 20th century. Turn on your tv at any time of the day or night and you'll quickly find a film, tv show or commercial that steals imagery from her films...

]]> michael strangeways http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/today_the_stranger_suggests_488#c1081721 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/today_the_stranger_suggests_488#c1081721 Stranger Suggests Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:56:32 -0800