Tomorrow, September 2, is the first screening of the semester! We begin our series, Filming Fascism, with a silent film from 1926, Der heilige Berg (The Holy Mountain).
A standout of the Bergfilm genre, Der heilige Berg tells the story of dancer Diotima (Leni Riefenstahl) and two men who fall in love with her and compete to climb an alpine mountain in an attempt to win her love.
Read more about the film at Riefenstahl.org and a the imdb page. If you speak German, filmportal has a great page about the film, with synopsis, credits, and photogalleries.
Hope to see you tomorrow as we begin a semester-long examination of National Socialism and the filmic medium.
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