Leni Riefenstahl is a controversial figure in the history of world cinema. She was recognized as a gifted actress, a talented director, and an excellent photographer - and at the same time she was branded as a Nazi collaborator who embodied fascist aesthetics in her works. She was credited with a close relationship with Hitler and was called the goddess of the Third Reich. The book tells about who Leni Riefenstahl was, whose long life spanned the entire 20th century, and how the creative fate of this extraordinary personality developed, which still causes heated debate and attracts great interest .