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Hitler’s filmmaker hits a milestone

Leni Riefenstahl, known for propaganda films that glorified the Third Reich, becomes the longest working director in the history of the cinema with this summer's release of Impressions Under Water. Coinciding with her 100th birthday in August, the 45-minute film is culled from footage of Riefenstahl's dives in the Indian Ocean between 1974 and 2000 and is her first film release in 50 years.
February 1, 2002

Leni Riefenstahl, known for propaganda films that glorified the Third Reich, becomes the longest working director in the history of the cinema with this summer's release of Impressions Under Water. Coinciding with her 100th birthday in August, the 45-minute film is culled from footage of Riefenstahl's dives in the Indian Ocean between 1974 and 2000 and is her first film release in 50 years.

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