Bibliograph

Dietrich & Riefenstahl, Hollywood, Berlin, and a century in two lives, Karin Wieland ; translated by Shelley Frisch

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Dietrich & Riefenstahl, Hollywood, Berlin, and a century in two lives, Karin Wieland ; translated by Shelley Frisch

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 527-573) and index

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collective biography

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Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Dietrich & Riefenstahl

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

902661369

Responsibility statement

Karin Wieland ; translated by Shelley Frisch

Sub title

Hollywood, Berlin, and a century in two lives

Summary

Leni Riefenstahl and Marlene Dietrich both came of age in Weimar Berlin, a time of great political ferment. Both women seized upon the revolutionary energy of the 1920s, seeking careers on the stage and in film. In the 1930s, Riefenstahl became the official filmmaker of the Third Reich, a progenitor of fascist symbolism. Dietrich's slender and androgynous beauty made her a fashion icon. Both women had their grand passions, but neither abandoned ambition for the sake of love. Wieland brings to vivid life a time of international upheaval, chronicling radical evolutions of politics, fame, and femininity on a grand stage

Table Of Contents

Youth (1901-1923). The streets of Berlin ; Body, art, and war -- Carving out a career (1923-1932). Early sorrow ; Blue -- Success (1932-1939). Hollywood ; Berlin -- War (1939-1945). The amazon ; The soldier -- Prosecution (1945-1954). The witness ; The accused -- New chapter of fame (1954-1976). The icon ; Camp -- The end game (1976-2003). In the mattress crypt ; At the bottom of the sea

Target audience

adult

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Dietrich and Riefenstahl

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