Triumph of the Will is a documentary-style propaganda film by the
German filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl chronicling the 1934 Nazi Party
Congress in Nuremberg. It features footage of uniformed Nazi party
members marching and drilling to melodious major-keyed classical
music, as well as excerpts from speeches given by various Nazi Leaders
at the Congress, including portions of Adolf Hitler's own speeches.
The overriding theme of the film is that Germany is a great power once
again, and that Hitler is a German Messiah who will bring glory to the
nation. Triumph of the Will was released in 1935 and rapidly became
the best-known example of propaganda in the history of the cinema.
Riefenstahl's innovative techniques such as moving cameras, the use of
telephoto lenses to create a distorted perspective, aerial
photography, and revolutionary approach to the use of music and
cinematography have earned Triumph recognition as one of the greatest
films in history, although its glorification of the Nazi regime makes
it controversial.
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1776:
Samuel Nicholas and the Continental Marines successfully landed on New
Providence and captured Nassau in the Bahamas.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Nicholas)
1878:
The signing of the Treaty of San Stefano established Bulgaria as an
autonomous principality in the Ottoman Empire.
(
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Independent_Bulgaria)
1918:
Bolshevist Russia signed the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk with the Central
Powers and exited from World War I.
(
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Brest-Litovsk)
1931:
"The Star-Spangled Banner" officially became the national anthem of
the United States.
(
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Star-Spangled_Banner)
1958:
Nuri as-Said became the Prime Minister of Iraq for the 14th time.
(
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuri_as-Said)
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Wikiquote of the day:
"In mathematics the art of asking questions is more valuable than
solving problems." -- Georg Cantor
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