[LEN-E] Olympia

[Luc Deneulin]

Interesting Euthymios - Riefenstahl as from the 70ies denied that it  
was Hitler, but she changed her stories very often.
What I have found however is proof that the financing of the film was  
made by the Ministry of Economical Affairs which transfered to the  
Ministry of Propaganda who transfered to a phantom producers company  
where Riefenstahl could take the money from.


On 25 May 2009, at 23:44, Euthymios Marston wrote:

Based on what I have read, I believe either that Hitler commissioned her
to do Olympia and/or she may have asked him to do it.  Hitler and
Riefenstahl were apparently friends with a great mutual admiration for
each other's abilities, although, of course, they were never lovers and
she never joined the Nazi Party.  Hitler recognized her genius and
utilized it.  Although Leni was mostly apolitical, she recognized  
Hitler's
considerable political ability and may have believed at one time, as
many Germans did, that he was the leader who could save Germany.
It is unlikely that Goebbels would have commissioned Leni, or, if he
did so, it would have only been as a result of a direct order from
Hitler.  Goebbels was a vain man who hated Leni as a rival; he resented
her independence from him and the fact that she was a woman only
aggravated his resentment.  It is also possible that Goebbels, a
notorious womanizer, may have propositioned Leni and been turned
down.

--- On Mon, 5/25/09, Luc Deneulin <luc.deneulin at skynet.be> wrote:


From: Luc Deneulin <luc.deneulin at skynet.be>
Subject: [LEN-E] Olympia
To: "Discussion forum about the life and work of Leni Riefenstahl" <len-e at riefenstahl.org 
 >
Date: Monday, May 25, 2009, 1:45 PM


Hi

I have - after such a long time of research - still no evidence how  
Riefenstahl came to make Olympia.
There are hypothesises, the one moreprobably than the other

* Goebbels commissioned her
* Carl Diem (German Ol Com) commissioned her
* Hitler commissioned her
* Riefenstahl asked it herself to Hitler when L. Trenker got the  
mission from Goebbels afterwhich Trenker went to America.
What do you think??


Another question Ihave:
- who is this mysterious Erna Peeters who was an assisent -editor?????