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Summary Of Triumph Of The Will By Leni Riefenstahl

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Triumph of the Will is a 1935 propaganda film directed by Leni Riefenstahl. It documents the Nazi rallies in Nuremberg at the time. Adolf Hitler commissioned the film, so the film's predominant theme is not very surprising; Germany is returning as a great power, with Hitler himself as the leader who will bring glory to the nation. What is fascinating about this film is the way it cloaks fiction with fact to construct a strong influence. Triumph of the Will was successful due to the way it obscured the boundary between propaganda and documentary. This obscurity was achieved by means of effective film techniques, compelling editing, and absence of commentary. Riefenstahl's effective film techniques including moving cameras, aerial photography,
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