Was he a Holocaust hero who saved thousands or a Nazi collaborator who sent many thousands more to their deaths? That's the central question behind the legacy of Rudolph (Rezso) Kasztner, a Hungarian ...

(JTA) — The Nazi film propagandist Leni Riefenstahl remained a true believer in the party her entire life, and may have played an active role in at least one mass slaughter of Jews, according to a new ...

Beta Cinema has added Andres Veiel‘s upcoming documentary film “Riefenstahl,” about controversial filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl, to its Cannes lineup. The film is an exploration of Riefenstahl’s legacy, ...

Exclusive: Director Andres Veiel obtained access to Leni Riefenstahl's personal archives to assemble a damning profile of the director, one that obliterates her attempts at distancing herself from ...

Andres Veiel gives a comprehensive overview of Leni Riefenstahl's life and career — and especially her dogged efforts to outrun her past. And that’s even before you consider “Triumph of the Will,” ...

One of the most eye-opening, chilling, fascinating, and frightening documentaries this year just premiered at the Venice Film Festival. It's titled Riefenstahl, referencing the iconic & also infamous ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Josh Weiss is a writer covering the nexus of pop culture and Judaism. If anyone in Germany had the ability to tailor their image ...

Leni Riefenstahl, known to history as Hitler’s favorite filmmaker, has long enjoyed a remarkable degree of approval in Hollywood. Quentin Tarantino has expressed admiration for her cinematic gifts, ...

It's quiet on the indie front. Oscar contenders linger in theaters ahead of the March 2 Academy Awards ceremony that will ...

NEW YORK — I wish this movie came out 50 years ago. Or at least when Leni Riefenstahl, the incredibly gifted film director and close associate of the Nazi party, was alive and on her decades-long “I ...

Former POW Bob Doolan shared his experience of war until his death at the age of 105. Longtime Cincinnati resident Bob Doolan was a survivor of the Nazi prison camp Stalag Luft III. He is included in ...

For some problematic filmmakers there’s the mental task of “separating the art from the artist.” And then there are the intellectual hurdles you need to jump over for an aesthetic appreciation of Leni ...