Tag: Nazi propaganda

Leni Riefenstahl’s Nuremberg Trilogy (1933-1935) + Stuart Schulberg’s Nuremberg: Its Lessons for Today (1948)

Leni Riefenstahl’s Nuremberg Trilogy (1933-1935) + Stuart Schulberg’s Nuremberg: Its Lessons for Today (1948)

February 5, 2016 | By

Reviews of Leni Riefenstahl’s trio of Nuremberg films made for the Nazi party – Victory of the Faith (1933) via Archive.org, Triumph of the Will (1934) + Day of Freedom (1935) on Blu via Synapse Films – and Stuart Schulberg’s sobering Nuremberg: Its Lessons for Today (1948).

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BR: Triumph of the Will / Triumph des Willens (1935)

BR: Triumph of the Will / Triumph des Willens (1935)

February 5, 2016 | By

Perhaps the ultimate and scariest propaganda film ever made – and rightly so – Leni Riefenstahl’s self-professed ‘document’ of the 1934 Nazi Party Congress in Nuremberg was a meticulously plotted production designed from the ground-up to assault the senses of German audiences and make it clear Adolph Hitler was not only the country’s man in charge, but its self-appointed savior and visionary…

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DVD: Das Leben Geht Weiter/Life Goes On (2002)

DVD: Das Leben Geht Weiter/Life Goes On (2002)

April 21, 2012 | By

Return to: Home / Blu-ray, DVD, Film Reviews / D . Film: Excellent/ DVD Transfer: Very Good/ DVD Extras: Very Good Label: Polar Film/Starcrest/ Region: 0 (NTSC) / Released: December 19, 2003 Genre: Documentary / Third Reich Synopsis:  The last film made by the Third Reich is profiled in this historical film-about-a-film. Special Features:  In German (no […]

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Film: Wort und Tat / Word and Deed (1938)

Film: Wort und Tat / Word and Deed (1938)

April 21, 2012 | By

Return to: Home / Blu-ray, DVD, Film Reviews / V to Z . Film: Weak/ DVD Transfer: n/a/ DVD Extras: n/a Label: n/a/ Region: n/a) / Released: n/a Genre: Propaganda / Documentary / Newsreel / Third Reich Synopsis: Ersatz newsreel showcasing the socialist wonders under the Third Reich. Special Features: n/a . . Review: What’s most striking […]

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