Who Is Leni Riefenstahl's Triumph Of The Will?

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When people begin to think of themselves no longer as individuals, but as a cog in a machine, then they lose their sense of responsibility for their actions. The film “Triumph of the Will” by Leni Riefenstahl highlights Hitler as Fuhrer as it takes the individuality, and thus responsibility, away from the German people.

“Triumph of the Will” was produced in 1935 to highlight the events of the 1934 Nazi Congress. The Nazi party was growing in influence and Hitler used the Congress as a method to overemphasize the support he had from the general populace. The success of the film in this regard is attested to by the numerous rewards it has received since. The influence of the Nazi party meant that Riefenstahl had access to resources which enabled