- 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.
- Uniform Title
- Dietrich & Riefenstahl. English
- Variant Title
- Dietrich and Riefenstahl
- Format
- Book
- Author/Creator
- Wieland, Karin, author.
- Published
- New York : Liveright Publishing Corporation, [2015]
- Locale
- Germany
- Edition
- First edition
- Contents
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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.
- Other Authors/Editors
- Frisch, Shelley Laura, translator.
- Notes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Translated from the German.