The Wonderful, Horrible Life of Leni Riefenstahl (1993)

This documentary recounts the life and work of one of most famous, and yet reviled, German film directors in history, Leni Riefenstahl. The film recounts the rise of her career from a dancer, to a movie actor to the most important film director in Nazi Germany who directed such famous propaganda films as Triumph of the Will and Olympiad. The film also explores her later activities after Nazi Germany's defeat in 1945 and her disgrace for being so associated with it which includes her amazingly active life over the age of 90.

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Spotlight

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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

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The Big Lebowski

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Joker

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Captain America: The First Avenger

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Star Wars: The Force Awakens

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Mad Max: Fury Road

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This Film Is Not Yet Rated

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The Dinosaur and the Baby

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Blind Spot: Hitler's Secretary

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Larisa

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Operation Valkyrie: The Stauffenberg Plot to Kill Hitler

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Olympia: Part One – Festival of the Nations

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Olympia: Part Two – Festival of Beauty

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Beyond the mall

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Night and Fog

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Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks

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American Movie

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The Aryans

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Democracy for $ale

In the United States of America, lobbyists, corporations and billionaires invest millions of dollars to ensure that a suitable candidate, one inclined to support their personal ambitions and economic projects, wins an election, which inevitably affects everything, from the selection of local officials to presidential elections, creates countless conflicts of interest and undermines what supposedly used to be a model democracy.

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Democracy for $ale

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Amanda Lear: Call Me Mademoiselle

In the 70s, Amanda Lear was a disco queen, pop icon, model and world star. She enchanted Paco Rabanne, Andy Warhol, Bryan Ferry and David Bowie. She lived with Salvador Dalí and went out with Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones. A born performer, with legendary mystique and charm, she kept her true self hidden behind numerous faces. From Bowie to Berlusconi, from London to Paris: the story of Amanda Lear is also a story of the second half of the 20th century.

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Amanda Lear: Call Me Mademoiselle

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Land Without Bread

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Lenin and the Other Story of the Russian Revolution

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Nazis on Drugs: Hitler and the Blitzkrieg

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Nazi Death Camp: The Great Escape

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The Artist’s Garden: American Impressionism

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