The Blue Light (German: Das blaue Licht) is a black-and-white 1932 film written and directed by Leni Riefenstahl. In the 1930s, Riefenstahl directed the National Socialist films Triumph des Willens("Triumph of the Will") and Olympia, resulting in worldwide attention and acclaim.
In Riefenstahl's film version, the witch, Junta, played by Riefenstahl, is intended to be a sympathetic character.
The Blue Light is a frame story with a fairy tale atmosphere and elements.
The movie highlights the ills of materialist greed and the environmental destruction that is a result of capitalism.
Junta (Riefenstahl) is a young woman who lives, at the turn of the century, apart from her fellow villagers. Due to her feral strangeness, she is considered to be a witch.
In Riefenstahl's film version, the witch, Junta, played by Riefenstahl, is intended to be a sympathetic character.
The Blue Light is a frame story with a fairy tale atmosphere and elements.
The movie highlights the ills of materialist greed and the environmental destruction that is a result of capitalism.
Junta (Riefenstahl) is a young woman who lives, at the turn of the century, apart from her fellow villagers. Due to her feral strangeness, she is considered to be a witch.