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trixster
loyalfromlondon
Joined: Wed Oct 13, 2004 6:31 pm Posts: 19697 Location: ville-marie
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Triumph des Willens [Triumph of the Will]
Triumph of the WillQuote: Triumph of the Will (German: Triumph des Willens) is a propaganda film made by Leni Riefenstahl. It chronicles the 1934 Nazi Party Congress in Nuremberg, which was attended by more than 700,000 Nazi supporters. The film contains excerpts from speeches given by various Nazi leaders at the Congress, including portions of speeches by Adolf Hitler, interspersed with footage of massed party members. Hitler commissioned the film and served as an unofficial executive producer; his name appears in the opening titles. The overriding theme of the film is the return of Germany as a great power, with Hitler as the True German Leader who will bring glory to the nation.
Triumph of the Will was released in 1935 and rapidly became one of the best-known examples of propaganda in film history. Riefenstahl's techniques, such as moving cameras, the use of long focus lenses to create a distorted perspective, aerial photography, and revolutionary approach to the use of music and cinematography, have earned Triumph recognition as one of the greatest films in history. Riefenstahl won several awards, not only in Germany but also in the United States, France, Sweden, and other countries. The film was popular in the Third Reich and elsewhere, and has continued to influence movies, documentaries, and commercials to this day.
Frank Capra's seven-film series Why We Fight is said to have been directly inspired by and America's response to Triumph of the Will.
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Tue Oct 02, 2012 5:21 pm |
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trixster
loyalfromlondon
Joined: Wed Oct 13, 2004 6:31 pm Posts: 19697 Location: ville-marie
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Re: Triumph des Willens [Triumph of the Will]
Heil Riefenstahl!
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Tue Oct 02, 2012 5:22 pm |
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jmovies
Let's Call It A Bromance
Joined: Tue Aug 07, 2007 7:22 pm Posts: 12333
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Re: Triumph des Willens [Triumph of the Will]
It's a little overlong (the procession near the end definitely could of been cut down but Hitler probably wanted as much as possible kept in) but it is still a very strong documentary. Also has some of the more impressive filming techniques for a film during that time.
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Tue Oct 02, 2012 5:24 pm |
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David
Pure Phase
Joined: Tue Feb 15, 2005 7:33 am Posts: 34865 Location: Maryland
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Re: Triumph des Willens [Triumph of the Will]
Bit strange to call this a "very strong documentary," isn't it?
Not trying to be super P.C., and I know this is a canonical film on a technical level, but I seldom see it held up as a triumphant example of the documentary form.
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Tue Oct 02, 2012 9:47 pm |
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jmovies
Let's Call It A Bromance
Joined: Tue Aug 07, 2007 7:22 pm Posts: 12333
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Re: Triumph des Willens [Triumph of the Will]
whatever g.
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Tue Oct 02, 2012 11:23 pm |
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jmovies
Let's Call It A Bromance
Joined: Tue Aug 07, 2007 7:22 pm Posts: 12333
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Re: Triumph des Willens [Triumph of the Will]
Anyway I should re-phrase. I believe it is a strong documentary more or less based on the film techniques. The speeches do become repetitive after a while and diminish the content.
Also, don't worry Magnus I wouldn't go Nazi on you all.
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Tue Oct 02, 2012 11:27 pm |
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David
Pure Phase
Joined: Tue Feb 15, 2005 7:33 am Posts: 34865 Location: Maryland
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Re: Triumph des Willens [Triumph of the Will]
So you're saying the content of the speeches would have been more palatable if they were just shorter?
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