[LEN-E] Bach & Wege

[by way of Ron Koster <ron@psymon.com>]

[Note: this message is from Jose, not me, but was meant for the list 
-- not just me!]

Hi Ron,

I for one was struck immediately by the similarity between the still 
from Wege of "Leni" in the dance sequence and of a photograph that 
appears in her memoirs of one her dance numbers.  As far as I can 
see, in both images, she is wearing what appears to be the exact same 
garment......and her posture, expression and even hair-do in the 
memoir photo is very similar to that of the dance clip in Wege.  I 
also recall that in the memoirs Leni states that her mother made all 
her dance costumes but it appears that all the women in the clip are 
wearing the same garment except for that "Leni's" version of the 
costume seems to be of a more shimery almost metalic fabric than the 
others......again, the same one that is presented in Memoiren.

On the other hand, I do not see a strong resemblence in the bath 
scene.  The face is dificult to focus on, but based on the 
physicality of the back and sholders, in my opinion, it is not 
Leni.......the actress in the film, again in my opinion, has a much 
broader back and sholders than does Leni.

Jodi Foster's website is vague about the Leni Riefenstahl 
project.....simply lists it as "pre-production."  However I did find 
this mention:

http://observer.guardian.co.uk/world/story/0,,2067946,00.html

This other site has also has a blurb and also a blog .....kinda interesting.

http://www.afterellen.com/blog/karmankregloe/jodie-foster-to-star-in-leni-riefenstahl-biopic

Cheers from damp & foggy Boston!

Jose