Leni Riefenstahl Though this obit from the Guardian is more informed than most, I wonder how many of the numerous eulogists and apologists for Hitler's last living toady have actually seen her awful films? Despite its historic importance "Triumph of the Will" is a barely competent piece of filmaking, and unless you're enthralled by the subject matter, palls after about five minutes. In thirty second clips on The History Channel--re-edited by professionals like Frank Capra--it works in a kind of sub-Lang way, but to discuss it as if it were a "masterpiece" of such stature that it demanded our attention is ludicrous. We have to deal with Pound, Celine etc. but the continuing sympathetic interest in Riefenstahl baffles me. I anticipate the Jodie Foster movie with a shudder.