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Tending tolerance in ‘The Gardener’

Movies from D.W. Griffith’s “The Birth of a Nation” to Leni Riefenstahl’s “Triumph of the Will” have stirred political passions and ruffled international diplomatic feathers, and now comes “The Gardener.”

The ‘Triumph’ of Time

"Actress Leni Riefenstahl, friend and favorite of Adolph Hitler, convinced a denazification court for the second time today that her career during the Third Reich was artistic rather than political."

Riefenstahl Ruckus

A small but vocal group of demonstrators rallied outside Paramount Pictures in Hollywood last week, wielding signs and chanting slogans like \”Jodie Foster wants to glorify a Nazi\” and \”Stop Jodie\’s project now.\”

21 Years Ago: Jewish Leaders Condemn Tribute to Riefenstahl

Leni Riefenstahl\’s long career ranges from silent-screen actress to recent underwater photographer, but her name is invariably linked to her 1934 film, \”Triumph of the Will.\” Shot at a Nuremberg party rally, it is considered one of the world\’s most notorious propaganda documentaries, in which she used brilliant cinematic techniques to glorify Hitler and the Aryan ideal.

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