Triumph of the Will Literary Elements

Triumph of the Will Literary Elements

Director

Leni Riefenstahl

Leading Actors/Actresses

Adolf Hitler and Heinrich Himmler

Supporting Actors/Actresses

Viktor Lutze and Other Nazi Leaders

Genre

Propaganda Film

Language

German

Awards

Venice Film Festival - Best Foreign Documentary (Winner) and Mussolini Cup

Date of Release

28 March 1935

Producer

Leni Riefenstahl

Setting and Context

Nazi Germany, Pre-WWII

Narrator and Point of View

Through the Nazi point-of-view

Tone and Mood

revelatory, hateful, powerful, smothering, and intimidating

Protagonist and Antagonist

The Nazis vs. their various enemies

Major Conflict

The conflict for the Nazis to be known and respected

Climax

The fourth day is the climax of the movie because the most memorable imagery is shown.

Foreshadowing

No discernible instances of foreshadowing.

Understatement

The profound, spellbinding effect that the Nazis had on the German people is consistently understated in the film.

Innovations in Filming or Lighting or Camera Techniques

The film was groundbreaking because of its use of moving cameras, aerial photography, the use of long-focused lenses, and the approach to cinematography. It is the most widely cited propaganda films for those reasons and introduced these techniques into film.

Allusions

Allusions to popular culture, history, racism, books, sociology, people, mythology, and the Bible.

Paradox

Hitler is portrayed as a powerful and benevolent leader, yet he is an evil, hateful, violent tyrant.

Parallelism

No significant instances of parallelism.

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