Tuesday 26 April 2016
Leni and Walt
'Olympia premiered for Hitler's 49th birthday in 1938. Its international debut led Riefenstahl to embark on an American publicity tour in an attempt to secure commercial release.[26] In February 1937, Riefenstahl enthusiastically told a reporter for the Detroit News, "To me, Hitler is the greatest man who ever lived. He truly is without fault, so simple and at the same time possessed of masculine strength".[27] She arrived in New York City on 4 November 1938, five days before Kristallnacht (the "Night of the Broken Glass").[28] When news of the event reached the United States,[28] Riefenstahl publicly defended Hitler.[28] On 18 November, she was received by Henry Ford in Detroit. Olympia was shown at the Chicago Engineers Club two days later.[28]Avery Brundage, President of the International Olympic Committee, praised the film and held Riefenstahl in the highest regard.[29] She negotiated with Louis B. Mayer, and on 8 December, Walt Disney brought her on a three-hour tour showing her the ongoing production of Fantasia.[28]'
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'Olympia premiered for Hitler's 49th birthday in 1938. Its international debut led Riefenstahl to embark on an American publicity tour in an attempt to secure commercial release.[26] In February 1937, Riefenstahl enthusiastically told a reporter for the Detroit News, "To me, Hitler is the greatest man who ever lived. He truly is without fault, so simple and at the same time possessed of masculine strength".[27] She arrived in New York City on 4 November 1938, five days before Kristallnacht (the "Night of the Broken Glass").[28] When news of the event reached the United States,[28] Riefenstahl publicly defended Hitler.[28] On 18 November, she was received by Henry Ford in Detroit. Olympia was shown at the Chicago Engineers Club two days later.[28]Avery Brundage, President of the International Olympic Committee, praised the film and held Riefenstahl in the highest regard.[29] She negotiated with Louis B. Mayer, and on 8 December, Walt Disney brought her on a three-hour tour showing her the ongoing production of Fantasia.[28]'
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