Triumph of the Will - Stone's Gift

Japanese: 《意志の勝利》 - いしのしょうり
Triumph of the Will - Stone's Gift


[Wartime documentary]
Needless to say, before and after World War II, various countries used documentaries for political propaganda and to boost morale. In Germany, Nazi Minister of Propaganda Goebbels produced blatant propaganda films, such as Triumph of the Will (1935), a record of the Nazi Party Rally in Nuremberg by Leni Riefenstahl, and Olympia (1938), a record of the Berlin Olympics, as well as war documentaries such as Baptism of Fire (1940) and Victory on the Western Front (1941), which showcased the power of the German army, to promote Nazism and its victory. Meanwhile, anti-Nazi propaganda films were also produced early on in the United States.

From Riefenstahl

...Born in Berlin, she studied art and then studied as a ballerina under Max Reinhardt. She was recognized by director Arnold Fanck and starred in his mountain films (The Holy Mountain, 1925, The Silver Ridge, 1929, The Dance of the Silver Mountain, 1931, etc.). With the cooperation of Hungarian-born screenwriter and theorist Béla Balázs, she directed and starred in The Blue Light (1932), based on a mountain legend in the Dolomiti region of Italy. She was trusted by Hitler and made the documentary film Triumph of the Faith, held in Nuremberg in 1933, Triumph of the Will, held in 1934, and the Berlin Olympic film Olympia (a two-part series consisting of The Festival of the People and The Festival of Beauty, 1938), which marked a milestone in the history of documentary film. ...

*Some of the terminology referenced in "Triumph of the Will" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:


[戦中のドキュメンタリー]
 第2次大戦前後,各国がドキュメンタリーを政治的な宣伝や戦意昂揚のために利用したことはいうまでもない。ドイツでは,ナチ宣伝相ゲッベルスによってあからさまな宣伝映画がつくられ,レニ・リーフェンシュタールによるニュルンベルクのナチ党大会を記録した《意志の勝利》(1935)やベルリン・オリンピックの記録《オリンピア》(1938)などをはじめ,ドイツ軍の力を誇示する《戦火の洗礼》(1940),《西部戦線の勝利》(1941)などの戦争ドキュメンタリーで,ナチズムとその勝利を宣伝した。 一方,アメリカでも,早くから反ナチ宣伝映画がつくられていた。…

【リーフェンシュタール】より

…ベルリンに生まれ,美術を学んだのちバレリーナとしてマックス・ラインハルトの指導をうけ,アーノルト・ファンク監督に認められて山岳映画(《聖山》1925,《死の銀嶺》1929,《白銀の乱舞》1931,等々)に主演,ハンガリー生れの映画脚本家・理論家ベラ・バラージュの協力をえて,イタリアのドロミティ地方の山岳伝説を題材にした《青の光》(1932)を監督,主演する。ヒトラーに信頼され,1933年にニュルンベルクで開かれたナチス党大会の記録映画《信念の勝利》,つづいて34年党大会の《意志の勝利》,36年のベルリン・オリンピック映画《オリンピア》(《民族の祭典》と《美の祭典》の二部作。1938)をつくって,ドキュメンタリー映画史上の金字塔を打ち立てた。…

※「《意志の勝利》」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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