SIR,—Robert Muller's comments on BBC Televi- sion's tribute to Miss
Riefenstahl are interesting. though I think he has misunderstood the whole point of the programme.
As he says, the BBC did not in any direct way 'point the finger' at Miss Riefenstahl, but surely any who saw this programme had seeds of suspicion immedi- ately sown in their minds.
Having inadvertently looked in to this programme with a friend and knowing nothing whatever of Miss Riefenstahl or her background I was left at the end with a feeling of disbelief and turned to my friend saying, 'I wonder?'
It was Miss Riefenstahl herself who made me doubt. When she spoke of Hitler it was with obvious adoration. When she said she did no propaganda work is the war she did not say what she was doing at that time. All in all the lady seemed to protest too much. Perhaps the masterly stroke on the part of the BBC was to show the shepherd film at the end in which were blended extremes of beauty and savagery —was it after all a summary of its creator?
lithe BBC were going to harangue us with various accusations against her, no doubt Miss Riefenstahl would have declined the invitation to appear and we would not have had the opportunity of seeing and hearing for ourselves this illuminating interview.— Yours faithfully, 40 North Road. Highgate Village. N6
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