Africa
by Leni Riefenstahl, Angelika Taschen
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Life with the Nuba: Leni Riefenstahl's remarkable Africa oeuvre "If Leni Riefenstahl had done nothing but visit Africa and bring back her photographs, her place in history would be secure." -Kevin Brownlow, from the introduction The first female film director to attract international acclaim, Leni Riefenstahl began frequent trips to Africa in her early sixties, where she worked on various film and photography projects. Her favorite destination was Sudan, where she immersed herself in the show more Nuba tribe, learning their customs and their language. As warm and welcoming people, the Nuba offered Riefenstahl some escape from her past as a protege of the Third Reich. She would later recall her experiences in Africa as the happiest moments in her life. This book gathers Riefenstahl's images of the Nuba, as well as of the Dinka, Shilluk, and Masai tribes into a deeply evocative publication, capturing not only the beauty, expression and age-old customs of the tribes, but also Riefentahl's profound respect and love for these people and their land. The book includes an interview with Riefenstahl by Kevin Brownlow about her working practice in Africa, and an extensive bibliography and biography section. Text in English, French, and German show lessTags
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Leni Riefenstahl is vooral bekend (en berucht!) geworden door haar films "Tag der freiheit", "Triumph des Willens" en "Olympia" waarin ze de Nazi's verheerlijkt. Minder bekend is dat ze ook een voortreffelijk fotografe was. Vanaf 1956 is ze een aantal keren in Oost-Afrika geweest waar ze lokale stammen gefotografeerd heeft. De boeken die ze daar over gepubliceerd heeft zijn inmiddels veelgezocht.
Dit boek van Taschen geeft een schitterende selectie van haar foto's. Een van de mooiste fotoboeken die ik ken!
Dit boek van Taschen geeft een schitterende selectie van haar foto's. Een van de mooiste fotoboeken die ik ken!
Oct 2, 2011Dutch
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- Canonical title
- Africa
- Important places
- Africa
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- Genres
- Nonfiction, Art & Design, Anthropology, Travel
- DDC/MDS
- 779.9916 — Arts & recreation Photography Photographic images Other subjects History, geography Geography and Travel Photographs of Africa
- LCC
- DT423.5 — History of Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania Africa History of Africa Eastern Africa East Africa. British East Africa
- BISAC
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- Languages
- English, French, German
- Media
- Paper
- ISBNs
- 6
- ASINs
- 2
