Nacistička propaganda: Leni Riefenstahl i njezin film "Trijumf volje"

master's thesis

• Title (english): Nazi Propaganda: Leni Riefenstahl and Her Film "Triumph of the Will"
• Author: Fran Šikić
• Mentor: Tihomir Cipek (mentor)
• Committee member: Tihomir Cipek (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Dražen Lalić (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Luka Ribarević (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; The Faculty of Political Science; Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2021-09-20, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Political Science

Abstract

Nacizam nije vladao isključivo terorom i nasiljem, nego se također oslanjao na manipulaciju mišljenjima i emocijama ljudi. Film kao medij masovne komunikacije u Trećem Reichu zauzimao je ključno mjesto u sklopu nacističkog propagandnog aparata, a cjelokupna filmska industrija stavljena je pod stranačku kontrolu. „Trijumf volje“, film redateljice Leni Riefenstahl prikazuje stranački kongres Nacionalsocijalističke radničke partije održan u Nürnbergu 1934. godine. Pokazalo se da film uz načelo vođe i ideju skladne narodne zajednice te nacistički kult smrti, na latentnoj razini propagira koncept rasne čistoće utjelovljen u arijevskom čovjeku. Ritmičnom montažom kadrova, tehnikama korištenja kamere i odabirom glazbe, redateljica stilizira iskustvo stranačkog kongresa te gledatelja uvodi u konstruirani svijet nacističkog pseudorealiteta koji zamjenjuje stvarnost i predstavlja utjelovljenje emocija gledatelja na filmskom platnu. Neprekinutim prikazom nacističkih pseudoreligijskih rituala iskazivanja vjernosti vođi od strane naroda i nacističke partije, film ispunjava svoju propagandnu svrhu legitimacije režima te uspješno uprizoruje nacionalsocijalizam kao političku religiju.

Abstract (english)

Nazism did not rule exclusively by terror and violence, but also relied on manipulating people’s opinions and emotions. Film as a medium of mass communication in the Third Reich occupied a key place within the Nazi propaganda apparatus, and the entire film industry was placed under party control. "Triumph of the Will", a film by director Leni Riefenstahl, shows the National Congress of the National Socialist Workers' Party held in Nuremberg in 1934. It turned out that the film, along with the principle of the leader and the idea of a harmonious national community and the Nazi cult of death, on a latent level propagates the concept of racial purity embodied in Aryan man. With rhythmic montage, camera techniques and music selection, the director stylizes the experience of the party congress and introduces the viewer to the constructed world of Nazi pseudo-reality that replaces reality and embodies the viewer's emotions on the screen. With an uninterrupted depiction of Nazi pseudo-religious rituals of loyalty to the leader by the people and the Nazi party, the film fulfills its propaganda purpose of legitimizing the regime and successfully portrays National Socialism as a political religion.

• Keywords: Propaganda; nacizam; nacistička propaganda; Leni Riefenstahl; Trijumf volje; politička religija
• Keywords (english): Propaganda; Nazism; Nazi propaganda; Leni Riefenstahl; Triumph of the will; political religion
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:114:939032
• Study programme: Title: Political Science; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra politologije (magistar/magistra politologije)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Closed access
• Created on: 2022-02-09 13:14:49