Riefenstahl

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Riefenstahl

2024,

1h 55m,

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History

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A captivating insight into the private estate of Leni Riefenstahl, who became world-famous with her Nazi propaganda film TRIUMPH OF THE WILL but kept denying any closer ties to the regime.

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Organizing a treasure trove of archival materials with impressive intellectual rigor, director Andres Veiel's documentary methodically dismantles Leni Riefenstahl's self-mythologizing to offer an historically clear-eyed assessment of her legacy.

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Christy Lemire

FilmWeek (LAist)

Dec 31, 2025

It's an incredible piece of editing... Laid out as it is, you see all the contradictions.

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Kat Sachs

Chicago Reader

Sep 23, 2025

To be frank, I would have appreciated more of a focus on Riefenstahl as a filmmaker, as in my mind her complicity isn’t something anyone needs to prove—it seems quite obvious.

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Robert Daniels

RogerEbert.com

Sep 19, 2025

3.5/4

By making a film that says there is no complicated legacy to Riefenstahl, Veiel’s uncomplicated approach, supported by Riefenstahl’s own words, is strongly rendered into a direct, inarguable slashing of Riefenstahl’s importance.

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André Didyme-Dôme

Rolling Stone en Español

Sep 11, 2026

Veiel presents a nuanced portrait of a brilliant and controversial woman who transformed cinematic language but was also deeply ingrained in her ties to Hitler. [Full review in Spanish]

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Lee Jutton

Film Inquiry

Jan 13, 2026

Riefenstahl should be the last word on its subject—not just because it is the definitive one, but also because it is the last one we need. She doesn’t deserve any more.

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Stephen A. Russell

Orion's Shoulder (Substack)

Dec 31, 2025

Andres Veiel’s searing takedown of megalomaniacal Hitler’s propaganda-spinner of choice, Leni Riefenstahl, does precisely what any great prosecutor does: hangs her by her own words.

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Synopsis

A captivating insight into the private estate of Leni Riefenstahl, who became world-famous with her Nazi propaganda film TRIUMPH OF THE WILL but kept denying any closer ties to the regime.

Director: Andres Veiel
Screenwriter: Andres Veiel
Genre: Documentary, History
Original Language: German
Runtime: 1h 55m

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