Ghosts of Germany’s Past Evoked in Venice Films ‘Riefenstahl,’ ‘September 5’

Andres Veiel’s documentary “Riefenstahl,” which challenges the carefully crafted public persona of one of Germany’s most controversial directors, who was forever tainted by working with the Nazis, is one of 17 German films playing in the various sections of the Venice Film Festival. A deep dive into Leni Reifenstahl’s previously inaccessible archive, the 160-minute film […]
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