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Comparing and Contrasting 'Anne Frank Remembered' and 'Triumph Of The Will'

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not to say that either one presents a better form of documentary than the other, but rather to recognize that ones foundations is based in truth, while the other comes  from the imaginative process. An example of a narrative documentary, Triumph of the Will might be construed as any one of various historical accounts where the information possesses a  factual background, while Anne Frank Remembered represents a narrative where there is no assault upon the subjects integrity. War, nature, biographies -- these all represent a narrative in that  they document reality, yet based upon the criteria found in Dai Vaughns For Documentary: Twelve Essays, Riefenstahls account bears a significant obstacle in capturing absolute truth when compared with Blairs  personal chronicle of Anne Franks struggle against Nazi invasion. Documentaries are often assumed to be objective renderings of reality, yet they invariably offer  a specific point of view. This point is clearly illustrated in Riefenstahls film Triumph of the Will, one of the most morally and legally controversial documentaries ever made.  Chronicling the 1934 session of Nazi Party Congress, Triumph of the Will has long been interpreted as propaganda for Hitlers reign, which caused it to be banned for more than  three decades. Riefenstahl, who was commissioned by Hitler to cover the events, captured such power and intimidation that her film was feared by all who experienced it, inasmuch as  it presented myriad issues that could not easily be dismissed. For example, was Triumph of the Will truly Nazi propaganda or rather a propaganda film given life by a  non-Nazi woman? Indeed, the line was thin with regard to the underlying objective, an element that more than angered hierarchical Nazi propagandists. "Do we not see here that