Born Helene Bertha Amalie Riefenstahl was born August 22 1902, Leni Riefenstahl would ultimately prove to be one of the most controversial and influential females to be involved in an artistic field.

At merely four years old, Leni began to write poetry and paint. At age twelve, she joined a local gymnastics and swim club. At a very early age, Leni's mother noticed that she was very artistically inclined. She saw Leni had the ability to paint with a natural understanding of composition and balance. These two qualities would stand out in some of Leni's later films.

At a young age Leni visited the theatre to see the play "Snow White". That day set a benchmark in her life, and from then onwards all she wanted to do was dance. Her father did not support her, he wished that she would take up the family business or another suitable profession. He wanted to provide Leni with an education that would lead her into a profession that he considered respectable. Her passion for dancing continued to grow, and despite what her father said, her mother continued to take Leni to ballet. By 1910, Leni w

as very fond of dance and she decided to enroll in a small dance program in Berlin called the Grimm-Reiter School. Her training continued, and the family found it difficult to keep her love for dance a secret from her father. He soon found out and was outraged at the idea of Leni becoming a dancer. Alfred believed so little of his daughter and her talents and in an effort to spite her, entered her into Berlin's most prestigious ballet school. He thought by enrolling her in such a prestigious dancing school she would soon realize she lacked talent and she would have to listen to her father and pursue another career. This was not to be the case. Leni's teacher had taken note of Leni's unique character and style of dance. Leni soon found herself dancing for thousands of people all over Europe.

Hitler was very interested in meeting Riefenstahl, he enjoyed her dancing in The Holy Mountain and admired her directorial efforts in The Blue Light. After receiving her letter, Hitler immediately arranged for her to start making films for the Nazi Party. Riefenstahl declined the offer for two reasons, Frappel says, "making films for an organization with a prescribed ideology, such as the Nazi Party, would stifle her creativity." Even though declining, she promised Hitler they would meet again in the near future.

Riefenstahl has said she was uncomfortable with the idea of making films for Hitler. She also claimed to be upset at the fact many of her Jewish film-industry colleagues were being persecuted for the simple reason they were Jews. To avoid having to make the next Nazi Party rally film, in 1934 Riefenstahl accepted an offer to direct a mountain-genre film called Tiefland. She hired director Walter Ruttmann to begin shooting for the rally film for the time she was away working on Tiefland. Unfortunately before she could commence filming Tiefland, Riefenstahl fell ill, was hospitalized for a month and the film was canceled.

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