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Story summary
- Leni Riefenstahl, the German filmmaker known for Nazi rallies and 1936 Berlin Olympics footage, died at 101 in Pöcking.
- She was celebrated for techniques before World War II and condemned as a propagandist for Hitler after the war.
- Her films Triumph of the Will and Olympia sparked debate over whether art should separate from politics.
- The obituary was republished for Women’s History Month; it originally appeared on September 9, 2003.
