It was at the (Mussolini-era) Venice Film Festival in 1938 that Riefenstahl scooped the top prize for ‘Olympia’, her sublime, suspect paean to the Berlin Olympics.
Her career peaked, after which it plunged dramatically. Veiel’s film shows how it happened, and how she tried and failed to salvage her reputation, juxtaposing her self-portrayal with evidence suggesting awareness of the regime's atrocities.
This is a captivating insight into the private estate of the filmmaker, who became world-famous with her Nazi propaganda film ‘Triumph of the Will’.
In partnership with The Barn, every Thursday's last screening of the day (which includes this film) can be accompanied by lovely food and wine at The Barn in Little London, with a generous discount! Just show your Chichester cinema tickets when paying the bill at The Barn for a 20% discount. To get the 20% off your cinema tickets, book your supper at the Barn first (01243 769048) and they will then give you your online discount code for booking your cinema seat. You can also book with them online and they will follow up with your code by email, but calling them is the quickest way. Bon appetit!
