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Leni's a nice lady, but I still think she's a war criminal.

Intelligent. Beautiful. And dangerous as a viper.

Posted by Will in Seattle | July 24, 2008 11:40 AM
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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...

Posted by michael strangeways | July 24, 2008 4:56 PM

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