I've been fascinated by Riefenstahl both as a person and a filmmaker for more than 20 years. I'm sure that she had the final word on the documentary THE WONDERFUL HORRIBLE LIFE OF LENI RIEFENSTAHL, so that whatever images that show her in a "negative" light (her attempts to control the filmmaker, e.g.) were rather subtle. Anyone who's done even a little bit of research into her knows that you can't trust a word she says. She may consider herself an artist, and therefore has what she sees as the right to organize and explain her life accordingly; to other people this is just compulsive deception and lying. The issue of FILM QUARTERLY that is used on PBS's film series (the one with all the magazine covers flying in space) contains a simple article that shows she constantly lied about the financial status of OLYMPIA. That I feel is the negative aspect of THE WONDERFUL HORRIBLE LIFE... that the filmmakers didn't do enough work and reveal enough information about their subject. Perhaps they'll remake it at a more opportune time. Bob Kosovsky Student, PhD Program in Music Librarian Graduate Center Music Division City University of New York The New York Public Library [log in to unmask] [log in to unmask] -------My opinions do not necessarily represent those of my institutions-------