While I continue to disagree with you, Klaus, about Mueller's documentary on Riefenstahl, I wouldn't argue with you about your evaluation of Riefenstahl herself or her work. The manner in which one approaches the debate around Riefenstahl and her career and frames one's own discussion of these issues is, of course, going to be at least somewhat influenced by one's own cultural context and relation to the history in question. I do, indeed, appreciate learning more about your perspective -- or, as you say, "how a German feels." I have a (somewhat ignorant) question which I suspect I should know the answer to but don't: how long did the Allies' post-war ban on the exhibition of Riefenstahl's films and Nazi propaganda last? And what, if any, are the present laws or regulations governing such matters? A close friend of mine who is German and in her early 30s recalls seeing representative examples of Nazi print and film propaganda (in school? on television? I forget the venue) as she was growing up in Cologne, but she says her exposure to such material has been limited. I'm wondering if this is typical for someone of her age (she says it is). Thanks for your comments. Alison McKee Department of Film and Television UCLA [log in to unmask]