leni riefenstahl: das blaue licht and her return to berlin
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The Blue Light (1932) and
return to Berlin
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THE BLUE LIGHT(DAS BLAUE LICHT) 1932
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Background
Directed by Leni Riefenstahl
Co-produced with Harry Sokol
She starred in it. Original idea for the plot by Leni
She was also the editor
Story was turned to script by BelaBalazs
It was a Bergfilm (mountain-genre
film)
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Filmed at:
The Brenta Dolomites
Ticino, Switzerland and
Sarntal, Italy
A sound film which was filmed entirelyon location.
She used local mountain people as
extras in the film. There were problems in regards to
finance and production.
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Arguments about Lenis work:
Idea contained in the novel Rock Crystalby Gustav Renker, 1930
Novalis poem blue flower
Lenis dance called Blue Flower
To highlight the effect she wanted:
New form of infra-red called R material
Great use of filters
Conflict during the editing
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Released Dates & Award
Germany 24 March 1932
(Berlins Ufa-Palast am Zoo)
Denmark 16 January 1933USA 8 May 1934
Won the silver medal at theVenice Biennale Film Festival.
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Characters:
Leni Riefenstahl Junta
Mathias Wierman Vigo
Beni Fuhrer Tonio
Max Holzboer Innkeeper
Martha Mair Lucia
Franz Maldacea Guzzi
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Plot
A modern couple arrive in the village and show
interest in the story of Junta.
Junta is a half-wild mountain girl whose odd
behaviour has led to her being shunned from thevillage of Santa Maria.
Whenever there is a full moon, a mysterious blue
light shines from the summit of the nearby
mountain, Monte Cristallo Many men had died climbing up to work out the
mystery of the light; only Junta is able to do it. Only
she is pure enough of heart.
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Plot
Junta knows the secret and the village believe shemight be a witch. She is ostracised from the
village.
A Viennese painter called Vigo meets Junta, he
falls in love with her, despite the language problem.He follows her to the secret grotto from which the
light emanates and learns her secret.
He shares his secret with the villagers, hoping that
once the mystery is over, Junta will once again be
accepted by them.
The villagers find their way to the grotto, pillage it,
taking all the blue crystals.
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Plot
Junta returns to the grotto and finds the crystals
gone. Now denied the light of the blue crystals, she
falls to her death. Vigo tragically find Juntas body
knowing that he has been the cause of her death
The film returns to the modern couple who have
clearly been moved by this tragic tale.
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RETURN TO BERLIN
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27 February 1932 - Riefenstahl attended the
rally at the Berlin Sportpalast(Sports Palace)
A letter she wrote asking to meet him:
Dear Herr Hitler,
Recently Iattendedapolitical rally for the first
time in my life. You were givingaspeech atthe Sports Palace and I must confess that I
wasso impressed by youand by the
enthusiasm of the spectators that I would like
to meet youpersonally. Hitler asked Leni to make a film about him
and the Nazi Party. But she declined.
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Bibliography Webb, Ken, 2008, Kimberley Broadbridge
Martin, David, 2001, Melbourne
Individuals in Modern History: LENI RIEFENSTAHL pp.10-14
Wikipedia 2010,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Das_Blaue_Licht#Production_Background
(06 June 2010)
http://courses.washington.edu/ger371/riefenstahl/biography.html
(09 June 2010)
Ringer, Ronald E, Excel HSC modern history, pg. 46
Trimborn, Jrgen, Leni Riefenstahl: a life, pg. 195