Riefenstahl was perceived as a mythical woman who built her whole personality and film - work on the ancient Greek Beauty Ideal of body and movement .
Riefenstahl is the German film director of the Nazi regime and a personal friend of Hitler himself .
Riefenstahl , the German film director of the Nazi regime and a personal friend of Hitler himself , was perceived as a mythical woman who built her whole personality and film - work on the ancient Greek Beauty Ideal of body and movement .