“She was Hitler’s favourite director. She was beautiful and talented. She was a woman in a man’s field. Three strikes and you’re out.” Born Helene Bertha Amalie Riefenstahl was born August 22 1902, Leni Riefenstahl would ultimately prove to be one of the most controversial and influential females to be involved in an artistic field. At merely four years old, Leni began to write poetry and paint. At age twelve, she joined a local …showed first 75 words of 2377 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2377 total…all the controversy, all the accusations, years of unanswered questions one thing remains certain. No woman has been more important to the art of filmmaking than Leni Riefenstahl, and yet no artist has endured a more ostracized existence than her. Due to the fact she was closely associated with Nazi Germany and the success of the masterpiece Triumph of the Will, her work has been and continues to be the subject of a massive condemnation.