<<Knowing this information allows us to begin to judge this film not by our standards, but by the standards applied by viewers at the time of the film's release, which does seem relevant, and fair to the director.>> The above is certainly true, but it also highly selective. Shall we remember "The Last Temptation of Christ" because of the religious right's reactions to it? Should we remember "Citizen Kane" because of the Hearst press' treatment of it? As in most things, balance is the answer. Critical thinking requires balance and judgment. The attackers of Griffith's entire contribution by his obvious racist sentiments are being polemical, not contemplative. In the case of Reifenstahl, I believe it can be fairly said that virtually her entire film career, brief as it was, was dedicated entirely to the glorification of Nazism. Gene Stavis -School of Visual Arts, NYC