Documentary of the 1934 Reich Party Day in Nuremberg. Much of
this copy is missing because of failed uploads.
Audio/Visual: sound, B&W
Average Rating:
Reviewer: docfranken
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- March 1, 2007 Subject: Triumph des Willens The movie is stunning - itīs recommended as the best propaganda movie
ever made and as far as I know itīs still prohibited in Germany.
But in this version the most important parts are missing - Hitler at his
speech....
Anyway - the movie influenced a lot of directors (Chaplin, Scott, Coppola and
many others) and itīs still the number one.
Regarless of the script the movie is stunning and technically perfect.
I never liked the Naziīs or Hitler and his ideas but this woman director (Leni
Riefenstahl) putted all her affords in promoitng his ideas.
Look for the qhole movie @ google or for the people involved on wikipedia.
I would like to see a complete version on the archive.
Triumph of the Will (Triumph des Willens) is a filmed record of the 1934 Nazi
Party Convention, in Nuremberg.
No, it is more than just a record: it is an exultation of Adolf Hitler, who
from the moment his plane descends from Valhalla-like clouds is visually
characterized as a God on Earth.
The "Jewish question" is disposed of with a few fleeting closeups;
filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl prefers to concentrate on cheering crowds, precision
marching, military bands, and Hitler's climactic speech, all orchestrated,
choreographed and illuminated on a scale that makes Griffith and DeMille look
like poverty-row directors.
It has been alleged that the climactic rally, "spontaneous"
Sieg-Heils and all, was pre-planned according to Riefenstahl's specifications,
the better to take full advantage of its cinematic potential.
Allegedly, propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels resented the presence and
intrusion of a woman director, but finally had to admit that her images,
achieved through the use of 30 cameras and 120 assistants, were worth a thousand
speeches. Possibly the most powerful propaganda film ever made, Triumph of the
Will is also, in retrospect, one of the most horrifying.
~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Triumph of the Will is one of the most important films ever made. Not
because it documents evil--more watchable examples are being made today. And not
as a historical example of blind propaganda--those (much shorter) movies are
merely laughable now. No, Riefenstahl's masterpiece--and it is a masterpiece,
politics aside--combines the strengths of documentary and propaganda into a
single, overwhelmingly powerful visual force.
Riefenstahl was hired by the Reich to create an eternal record of the 1934
rally at Nuremberg, and that's exactly what she does. You might not become a
Nazi after watching her film, but you will understand too clearly how Germany
fell under Hitler's spell. The early crowd scenes remind one of nothing so much
as Beatles concert footage (if only their fans were so well behaved!).
Like the fascists it monumentalizes, Triumph of the Will overlooks its
own weaknesses--at nearly two hours, the speeches tend to drone on, and the
repeated visual motifs are a little over-hypnotic, especially for modern
viewers. But the occasional iconic vista (banners lining the streets of
Nuremberg, Hitler parting a sea of 200,000 party members standing at attention)
will electrify anyone into wakefulness. --Grant Balfour
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