Politics - Triumph of the Will (Special Edition)

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 Hitlers 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 Riefenstahls 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. THE CONTENT OF THIS POST IS PROVIDED AS IS AND THE WEBSITE OWNER IS NOT SUPPORTING ANY IDEAS REGARDING THE REVIEW OF THE FILM AND THE FILM ITSELF.