Film Photography: Film still portfolio ofTieflandLeni Riefenstahl (1902 - 2003) and Rolf Lantin (

Film Photography: Film still portfolio of"Tiefland" Leni Riefenstahl (1902 - 2003) and Rolf Lantin (active 1930s/50s). Film still portfolio of the film"Tiefland". Circa 1944. 34 vintage gelatin silver prints. Each circa 21,5 x 27 cm. Each mounted to Japan and mounted to light green card (some lightly timed-stained in edges), in original wood portfolio (some time-staining) with ties, dedicated, dated and signed by Leni Riefenstahl in ink on front flap. "Tiefland" (Lowlands) was scripted, directed, acted in, and edited by Leni Riefenstahl. Produced by Leni Riefenstahl and Josef Plesner, it is based on the opera "Tiefland"and the original play "Terra baixa" by Àngel Guimerà. "Tiefland" was the last full feature film of Riefenstahl as director and main actress. She began developing the script in 1934, and the movie was shot between 1940-44. The film, however, was not completed by the end of World War II and not finalized and released until February 11, 1954. Riefenstahl dedicated the present portfolio to Dr. Reinhard Kamitz: Tiefland . Herrn Minister Dr. Kamitz in ergebener Dankbarkeit gewidmet von Leni Riefenstahl, Wien 2. Nov. 1953 . After the war Leni Riefenstahl was accused of having recruited 51 extras from the "Zigeunerlager" Maxglan, who, after they were no longer needed, most of them were murdered in Auschwitz and other camps. In 1982 Nina Gladitz produced a detailed TV documentary about this subject. This documentary was then the subject of a court case in which L. Riefenstahl was defeated. – Rich tonal prints in very good to excellent condition. Film Photography: Film still portfolio of"Tiefland" Leni Riefenstahl (1902 - 2003) and Rolf Lantin (active 1930s/50s). Film still portfolio of the film"Tiefland". Circa 1944. 34 vintage gelatin silver prints. Each circa 21,5 x 27 cm. Each mounted to Japan and mounted to light green card (some lightly timed-stained in edges), in original wood portfolio (some time-staining) with ties, dedicated, dated and signed by Leni Riefenstahl in ink on front flap. "Tiefland" (Lowlands) was scripted, directed, acted in, and edited by Leni Riefenstahl. Produced by Leni Riefenstahl and Josef Plesner, it is based on the opera "Tiefland"and the original play "Terra baixa" by Àngel Guimerà. "Tiefland" was the last full feature film of Riefenstahl as director and main actress. She began developing the script in 1934, and the movie was shot between 1940-44. The film, however, was not completed by the end of World War II and not finalized and released until February 11, 1954. Riefenstahl dedicated the present portfolio to Dr. Reinhard Kamitz: Tiefland . Herrn Minister Dr. Kamitz in ergebener Dankbarkeit gewidmet von Leni Riefenstahl, Wien 2. Nov. 1953 . After the war Leni Riefenstahl was accused of having recruited 51 extras from the "Zigeunerlager" Maxglan, who, after they were no longer needed, most of them were murdered in Auschwitz and other camps. In 1982 Nina Gladitz produced a detailed TV documentary about this subject. This documentary was then the subject of a court case in which L. Riefenstahl was defeated. – Rich tonal prints in very good to excellent condition.