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The Wonderful, Horrible Life of Leni Riefenstahl
: :Director Ray Muller's three-hour portrait of controversial filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl grapples with the central controversy of her career: was she a 'pure' filmmaker whose political naiveté allowed her stunning visions to be harnessed by Hitler, or was she the key mythmaker of the Nazi propaganda machine? The dancer turned actress turned director is well represented with generous clips from her work both in front of and behind the camera, from the ethereally beautiful The Blue Light through the romantic fantasy Teifland, with special focus on her two most famous works: the stunning propaganda ...
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Flight Of Grey Wolf
: :Director Ray Muller's three-hour portrait of controversial filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl grapples with the central controversy of her career: was she a 'pure' filmmaker whose political naiveté allowed her stunning visions to be harnessed by Hitler, or was she the key mythmaker of the Nazi propaganda machine? The dancer turned actress turned director is well represented with generous clips from her work both in front of and behind the camera, from the ethereally beautiful The Blue Light through the romantic fantasy Teifland, with special focus on her two most famous works: the stunning propaganda ...
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Journey of the African-American Athlete
:Description:This definitive history of the African-American athlete includes exciting footage of Boxing's Jack Johnson, Loe Louis and Muhammad Ali; Basketball's Dr. J. and Michael 'Air' Jordan; Tennis stars Althea Gibson and Arthur Ashe; Baseball's Negro Leagues, Jackie Robinson; and more.
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Olympia - Parts 1 & 2
:Description:Leni Riefenstahl's record of the 1936 Berlin Olympiad was instantly recognized as a masterpiece of photography and sound. The landmark sports documentary is divided into two independent, equally breathtaking, parts. Save when you purchase both films in the Olympia Prepack. essential video:There is no other filmmaker remotely like Leni Riefenstahl, which is probably a good thing. The prodigiously gifted Riefenstahl, at Hitler's behest, transformed the 1934 Nuremberg rally into the stunning, terrifying documentary Triumph of the Will. Her next challenge was the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, a task she undertook with ...
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Negro Soldier
:Description:Leni Riefenstahl's record of the 1936 Berlin Olympiad was instantly recognized as a masterpiece of photography and sound. The landmark sports documentary is divided into two independent, equally breathtaking, parts. Save when you purchase both films in the Olympia Prepack. essential video:There is no other filmmaker remotely like Leni Riefenstahl, which is probably a good thing. The prodigiously gifted Riefenstahl, at Hitler's behest, transformed the 1934 Nuremberg rally into the stunning, terrifying documentary Triumph of the Will. Her next challenge was the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, a task she undertook with ...
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Best Laid Plans
: :At first, Best Laid Plans comes off like yet another all-flash-no-substance crime thriller, but it's one of those rare films that end better than they start. Nick (Alessandro Nivola from Face/Off), broke and desperate to get out of his suffocating small town, agrees to take part in a drug heist. When his partners get caught, he has less than a week to come up with $15,000 or suffer the consequences. When his college buddy Brice (Josh Brolin--Flirting with Disaster) comes back to town, Nick and his girlfriend Lissa (Reese Witherspoon) hatch a plan ...
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10 Greatest Sports Legends of All Time
:Description:Own the Greatest Collection of Sports Legends ever released on video! FREE Collector's Case Included! It's the who's who of sports greatness now available for the first time in this momentous collector's edition 10 tape set! Each amazing career biography is filled with history making footage, revealing interviews, personal anecdotes, sports trivia, and more! You'll treasure this Emmy Award winning set for many years to come! Makes a great way to introduce youngsters to the sports heroes of all time, too! Featuring: Pele, Babe Ruth, Walter Payton, Wilt Chamberlain, Gordie Howe, Vince Lombardi, ...
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Olympia I Festival of the Nation
:Description:Controversial director Leni Riefenstahl, whose Triumph of the Willchronicled the infamous Nuremberg Rally, was commissioned by the Olympic Committee to document the 1936 Berlin Olympiad. Released in April, 1938, after 18 months of editing, Riefenstahl's impressive two-part record of the event was instantly recognized as a masterpiece of photography and sound. Nevertheless, Olympia was shunned by Hollywood--many considered it a hymn to Hitler's beliefs. Undimmed by the passing years, Olympia survives as a majestic celebration of the grandeur of the human body and spirit. Olympia I: Festival of the Nation includes the lighting ...
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Olympia Part 1 - Festival of the Nation
: essential video:There is no other filmmaker remotely like Leni Riefenstahl, which is probably a good thing. The prodigiously gifted Riefenstahl, at Hitler's behest, transformed the 1934 Nuremberg rally into the stunning, terrifying documentary Triumph of the Will. Her next challenge was the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, a task she undertook with technical innovations and an unfailing aesthetic eye. The games are of historical interest; Berlin was where the black American runner Jesse Owens dominated his sport, much to Hitler's chagrin. But Riefenstahl's long film (it's often shown in two parts) is ...
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Die Macht der Bilder: Leni Riefenstahl
: :Director Ray Muller's three-hour portrait of controversial filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl grapples with the central controversy of her career: was she a 'pure' filmmaker whose political naiveté allowed her stunning visions to be harnessed by Hitler, or was she the key mythmaker of the Nazi propaganda machine? The dancer turned actress turned director is well represented with generous clips from her work both in front of and behind the camera, from the ethereally beautiful The Blue Light through the romantic fantasy Teifland, with special focus on her two most famous works: the stunning propaganda ...
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