TY  - GEN
N2  - "This is an essay on the aesthetics of National Socialist film. The history of the Third Reich is investigated in light of its own image making. Which hopes, desires and fears are reflected in these images? The film unfolds chronologically, with original material from 1918 to 1945. The focus of this film is the analysis of National Socialist documentary and 'Kultur-Film', which staged a media-produced world of illusions whose destructive intent is apparent from the very beginning." -- creator's website.
N2  - "No other totalitarian regime is as closely associated with an artistic movement as Nazi Germany. From the towering architecture of Albert Speer to the grandiose films of Leni Riefenstahl, art fed into and shaped Nazi ideals, reflecting back a world where Aryan strength triumphs over all enemies. Through art on a monumental scale, Hitler created a world--and a worldview--as enticing as it was illusory...a world of eternal beauty. This program definitively examines the history of the Third Reich through the lens of its own artistic iconography--films that promoted German superiority, demonized Jews, encouraged love of the fatherland, and hid the fact that the nation, after reverses on every front, was steadily losing the war." -- distributor's website.
AB  - "This is an essay on the aesthetics of National Socialist film. The history of the Third Reich is investigated in light of its own image making. Which hopes, desires and fears are reflected in these images? The film unfolds chronologically, with original material from 1918 to 1945. The focus of this film is the analysis of National Socialist documentary and 'Kultur-Film', which staged a media-produced world of illusions whose destructive intent is apparent from the very beginning." -- creator's website.
AB  - "No other totalitarian regime is as closely associated with an artistic movement as Nazi Germany. From the towering architecture of Albert Speer to the grandiose films of Leni Riefenstahl, art fed into and shaped Nazi ideals, reflecting back a world where Aryan strength triumphs over all enemies. Through art on a monumental scale, Hitler created a world--and a worldview--as enticing as it was illusory...a world of eternal beauty. This program definitively examines the history of the Third Reich through the lens of its own artistic iconography--films that promoted German superiority, demonized Jews, encouraged love of the fatherland, and hid the fact that the nation, after reverses on every front, was steadily losing the war." -- distributor's website.
T1  - Eternal beautyvision and death wish in the Third Reich /
DA  - 2003 ;
DA  - 2007.
CY  - [Berlin, Germany] :
CY  - Princeton, NJ :
AU  - Schwierin, Marcel,
AU  - Gay, Megan.
CN  - D810.P7
CN  - D810.P7
PB  - Marcel Schwierin,
PB  - distributed by Films for the Humanities & Sciences,
PP  - [Berlin, Germany] :
PP  - Princeton, NJ :
LA  - German and English language soundtracks with English subtitles.
PY  - 2003 ;
PY  - 2007.
N1  - Also distributed internationally by Journeyman Pictures.
N1  - Originally released as a motion picture in 2003.
ID  - 335098
KW  - National socialism and motion pictures.
KW  - Motion pictures in propaganda
KW  - Motion pictures
KW  - World War, 1939-1945
KW  - Nazi propaganda
TI  - Eternal beautyvision and death wish in the Third Reich /
ER  -