SIGNED; Leni Riefenstahl - Fünf Leben ("Five lifes") - 2000

IMPRESSIVE BIG BOOK ABOUT WORK AND LIFE of Helene Bertha Amalie "Leni" Riefenstahl (1902-2003), German filmmaker, photographer, and actress - with ORIGINAL DUSTJACKET.

Bodly signed by Leni Riefenstahl.
Signatures by this artist are very rare.
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Leni Riefenstahl is famous for "Schönheit im Olympischen Kampf" (Andrew Roth, The Book of 101 Books, page 96/97; 802 photobooks of the M. + M. Auer collection, page 225).
Considered one of the most controversial personalities in film history.
Regarded by many critics as an "innovative filmmaker and creative aesthete", she is also criticized for her works in the service of propaganda during the Nazi era.

This important monograph here is devided into five chapters:
- Dancer
- Actress
- Director
- Photographer
- Diver

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Taschen, Cologne, London, Madrid, New York and Tokyo. 2000. First edition, first printing.

Hardcover with dustjacket. 274 x 332 mm. 336 pages. Editor: Angelika Taschen. Text editor: Ursula Fethke, Cologne. Lithography and printing: EBS, Verona. Graphic design: Lambert and Lambert, Düsseldorf. Text in French, English, German.

Condition:
Book inside excellent, fresh and flawless; clean with no marks and with no foxing. Book outside with perfect rear side, some rubbing at the spine and at the front (from sticking together with the jacket). Dustjacket fresh and complete with no missing parts; creased on the front along the spine, small tear and foil problem at the bottom of the spine, some water stains on the flaps and from behind (with no consequence for inside). Overall very good condition.

Very impressive book about Leni Riefenstahl with the original dustjacket - signed by the artist.

After seeing a promotional poster for the 1924 film "Der Berg des Schicksals" ("The Mountain of Destiny") Riefenstahl was inspired to move into acting. Between 1925 and 1929, she starred in five successful motion pictures. In 1932, Riefenstahl decided to try directing with her own film called "Das Blaue Licht" ("The Blue Light"). In the 1930s, she directed "Triumph des Willens" ("Triumph of the Will") and Olympia, resulting in worldwide attention and acclaim. The movies are widely considered two of the most effective and technically innovative propaganda films ever made. Her involvement in "Triumph des Willens", however, significantly damaged her career and reputation after the war. The exact nature of her relationship with Nazi Party leader Adolf Hitler remains a matter of debate. However, Hitler was in close collaboration with Riefenstahl during the production of at least three important Nazi films, and a closer friendship is claimed to have existed.