"Blue Light"
1932
Directed by Leni Riefenstahl

Riefenstahl starred and directed this fable of an Alpine Mountain woman who engages in a doomed affair with a painter. The story is compounded by a mystic light that lures young mountain climbers to their death. Her first film as director was shot on location and emphasizes the romantic mysticism of the mountains and the transmuting power of nature. The film so impressed Hitler he asked Riefenstahl to make films for the Nazis. Featuring Mathias Weimann, Beni Fuhrer, and Max Holzboer. Co-scripted by Bela Balasz. German with English subtitles. 70 minutes.