Hitlers Frauen

Lída Baarová tells her story about her relationship with Goebbels in a categorically different way than she did for the Czech media. How could she not, when each side has always forced her into a different "truth"? It's really interesting that she seems quite fresh and balanced in this series. The Czech people never gave her that - whether it was in the presence of J. Velička, O. Vávra, or H. Třeštíková. Furthermore, there is no need to doubt the contribution of Sweden's Zarah Leander to Reich cinema, it is just that this information has been brought to the Czech lands very slowly and in a distorted way... Much has been written about what happened to Eva Braun. The story of Magda Goebbels was underscored by the testimony of Lída Baarová. Leni Riefenstahl was finally presented as an artist - a dancer, an actress, a director, and not just as a propaganda tool. The case of Winifred Wagner showed especially the nature of Hitler's beginnings, and this is particularly interesting because, without similar well-situated ladies, he would have got nowhere in life. Marlene Dietrich was also very appropriately chosen as a contrast from the other side of the barricade. I would only criticize the very poor quality of the samples, black and white from color films, and short ones from materials that are otherwise unavailable… (13/02/2009)