It is precisely because of the recommendation of Lisa, the chief female reporter of "Signal" and the participation of female director Leni Rivenstale, that the previous special shooting was successfully completed. In addition, it was the filming request of the Ministry of Ordnance and Ammunition and the Ministry of Transport of the Empire, that all participants also received the maximum support from the relevant departments. For example, the issuance of special passes, the trains can be recruited for free, and the right of passage of railways is given priority.

Therefore, the outline of the "East Travel Plan" before leaving has become increasingly clear in the mind of the female reporter Lisa.

"Irene, I want to...please meet someone." After taking the final casting photo, the female reporter Lisa spoke solemnly.

"I guess it's Leni." Eileen, a female guerrilla, responded with a trusting smile.

About Leni Rivenstale, there are definitely not a few simple nouns such as directors, actors, dancers, photographers that can summarize her legendary career. She is the most famous and controversial figure in Germany in the 20th century. Time magazine selected the only woman among the 100 most important artists in the 20th century.

In art, she is known as the "mother of documentaries", the tree of life is evergreen, she learns diving at the age of 72, shoots sharks at the sea at the age of 94, and completes her last documentary at the age of 100. On the other side of history, she is famous for her "Nazi accomplice" and is nailed to the pillar of shame in history. Hitler once called her affectionately: "My perfect German woman".

Her life was almost reduced to the product of totalitarianism. So, when Judy Foster, who won two Oscars, planned to direct and act in a biographical film about Leni Rivenstale. When asked how to name the film, Leni Rivenstale blurted out: "Be loved, persecuted, and never forgotten."

Historical Leni Rivenstale was born in 1902 in a business family in Berlin, Germany. She started to attend art school when she was a teenager. At the age of 16, she saw an advertisement for recruiting dancers and quietly signed up for the exam without telling her family. Although she was not selected, it aroused her interest in dance and began to practice dance hard. In 1923, Leni Rivenstale held her first dance party in Berlin with the support of her father and became a famous ballet dancer. However, in the following year, during her solo dance tour in Prague, she danced her knees and her short dance career died.

At this moment, a movie poster in the subway station brought a new turning point to Lileni Rivenstale. This was the promotional poster of the mountain movie "Mountain of Fate" that was popular in Germany in the 1920s. When Leni Rivenstale came out of the cinema, she fell in love with the mountain and became obsessed with the film. She was confident that she wrote a letter to director Arnold Vanke, asking to star in his next movie "The Holy Mountain". Vanke was the "father of alpine films" of that era. He was conquered by Leni's aggressive and persevering beauty, making her the heroine of "The Holy Mountain".

Her stunning screen image conquered countless audiences and became a star in alpine movies, known as "Gerbo of Germany". At the same time, Rivenstad, who loves outdoor activities, also became a famous mountaineer. Hollywood director von Stenberg admired her very much, and even said, "I can portray you as famous as Dietre." At this moment, another person who admired her more than Stenberg appeared, and he was Adolf Hitler.

In fact, Leni Rivenstale was not satisfied with being a simple actor. She became interested in filmmaking and started writing scripts and filming with her own high comprehension. In 1932, Rivenstale's alpine film "Blue Light" was released and won the silver medal at the Venice Film Festival. That year, she met Hitler.

With the strong support of the head of state's "unlimited funding", Rivenstad finally edited a four-hour masterpiece from 400 kilometers of materials. "The Victory of Will" portrayed Hitler as the saint Moses who led the German people out of the Red Sea.

"In the years that followed, countless Germans sat in the cinema and watched the film with tears in their eyes. When they left the table and stood up, everyone believed that Hitler was a hero, a Messiah sent by God. They were determined to do everything for him, including thirsty death - many people's wishes come true. In the next 10 years, this mustache man will direct them to travel around the world, then die in North Africa, in Normandy, and in Stalingrad."

From an aesthetic perspective alone, the images created by Leni Rivenstale are indeed unforgettable. In 1936, she filmed "Olympia" describing the 1936 Berlin Olympics and won the gold medal at the Venice Film Festival. The film's innovation in film technology has always been regarded as one of the most important films in film history. The Los Angeles Times commented: "This film is a victory for the camera and an epic on the screen."

After the end of World War II, Leni Rifenstaer was sent to Allied prison five times and spent three years in prison. During this period, he was hospitalized for several times due to mental illness. Until 1949, the former West Germany-Fa-Nazization Committee finally sentenced Leni as a "Nazi sympathizer" rather than a "Nazi" and accused her of no reason, but the overwhelming accusations never stopped. Those who criticized her called her "the immortal Nazi" and were a propaganda machine for the Nazis. Those who admire her said, "her genius is her tragedy, and her pursuit of ultimate beauty is a model for every filmmaker."

For this, Leni Rivenstale could only reiterate over and over again: "I am just an artist, not very concerned about reality, and just want to keep all the beauty of the past." Since then, Leni Rivenstale has become a taboo in the film industry. Many movie plans have been miscarried, but she has always refused to apologize for her film creation. "I apologize for being born into this world... but I cannot apologize for filming "The Victory of Will", it won the grand prize, and all my films have won the award."

This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! Leni Rifenstaer is a person who is unwilling to be lonely in any situation. In 1956, she had no job for 20 years, and was guided by Hemingway's novels. Leni, who could not take a camera, picked up the camera and went deep into the Nuba tribe in central Sudan. After experiencing a traffic accident that almost cost his life, she photographed the Nuba people's wedding, funerals, hunting, tattooing, and wrestling for more than ten years. She said: "When I was with the Nuba people, I laughed more than ever before. I shook hands and made peace with myself." In 1972, Leni Rifenstaer's African photography collection "Nuba" was published, lamenting that the original and natural disappearance of the aesthetic style once again attracted widespread attention.

In 1971, 71-year-old Rivenstad lied that she was 51 years old and participated in underwater diving training. She took pictures of the underwater world as she wished, and published two illustrations, "The Coral Garden" and "The Wonders of Underwater". For 30 years, her footprints have traveled to the underwater worlds of Maldives, the Indian Ocean, the Red Sea, Papua New Guinea and other places, filmed the life activities of many rare and rare underwater creatures, and recorded the magnificent and beautiful underwater landscapes.

Leni was still learning the latest SONY professional equipment operation until she was 95 years old, and the computer software that Apple machined images was completed by herself. At the age of 97, she took the film crew to Sudan in the war. Due to sudden changes in the war, the helicopter crashed during the emergency evacuation, and she survived the disaster.

In 2002, she was 100 years old and finally completed her last documentary, "Underwater Impression", which was 45 minutes long and recorded the undersea scenes she shot during a diving under the Indian Ocean from 1974 to 2000. The film was released in Berlin. The centenarian lady painted exquisite makeup and told the camera about her shooting techniques and intentions. No matter how many wrinkles there were on her face, they could not stop the vitality in her eyes. Just like the colorful tropical fish under the camera, it was dazzlingly beautiful. In the same year, Rivenstaer released her personal memoir "Filtering Time" which took 10 years to write at her 100th birthday reception.

On September 8, 2003, Leni Rivenstale passed away peacefully in her sleep at the age of 101. Regarding her death, there is a saying: "She lives too long and looks so long that people forget her will die."
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