riefenstahl, leni

"Is the chance to serve as an extra for Hitler's favorite filmmaker a chance at life--or a detour on the path to inevitable extermination? In this chilling but ultimately uplifting novel, Kathryn Lasky imagines the lives of the Gypsies who worked as extras for the real Nazi filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl, giving readers a story of survival unlike any other"--Publisher.

Chronicles the life of Leni Riefenstahl, focusing on her films glorifying the actions of Adolf Hitler and the Third Reich and her claims that she knew nothing of the atrocities of the Holocaust, despite her close involvement with Nazi leaders.

Details the life of Leni Riefenstahl, discussing her childhood and youth; careers as an actress, director, and photographer; work for Adolf Hitler; later life; and more. Includes photographs.