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1902,
Leni Riefenstahl was born in Berlin, Germany. After working as a dancer and actress, she turned to film-making in the early 1930s. She is (in)famous for producing 2 films, "Triumph of the Will" and "Olympia," that, though award-winning, nonetheless were condemned as pro-
Nazi propaganda. After World War II she continued to work as a photographer and cinematographer. Her efforts continued to stir controversy; indeed, examination of just 2 items (
here and
here) demonstrates the differences of opinion about her. Riefenstahl died at age 101.
(cover photo at left from Leni Riefenstahl-Five Lives, Angelika Taschen ed. (2000))...
1910, by
Treaty, Japan annexed Korea, which had been a protectorate. The move effectively colonized Korea. As recently as 1995, a claim by Japan's Prime Minister that the annexation had been "legal" aroused
anger in both North and South Korea.
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