It's an incredible piece of editing... Laid out as it is, you see all the contradictions.

To be frank, I would have appreciated more of a focus on Riefenstahl as a filmmaker, as in my mind her complicity isn’t something anyone needs to prove—it seems quite obvious.

By making a film that says there is no complicated legacy to Riefenstahl, Veiel’s uncomplicated approach, supported by Riefenstahl’s own words, is strongly rendered into a direct, inarguable slashing of Riefenstahl’s importance.

Veiel presents a nuanced portrait of a brilliant and controversial woman who transformed cinematic language but was also deeply ingrained in her ties to Hitler. [Full review in Spanish]