had taken note of Leni's unique character and style of dance. Leni soon found herself dancing for thousands of people all over Europe.
             Due to the long hours of training, she soon saw her dreams blighted when found herself susceptible to injury, Leni recalls at least three times she suffered injuries that sidetracked her dance career. In Prague she cracked her kneecap and it required surgery. She was told that surgery would slow her career, yet it had to be done if she wanted continue her dancing.
             One June day on her way to the family doctor, Leni stopped at the U-Bahn station. A large poster on the wall caught her eye. What she saw in the station that day ultimately proved to be the major turning point in the life of Leni Riefenstahl. "On the poster was the image of a frozen mountaintop with a male figure making his way up to the peak. In a daze of wonder, she had not only missed her train and subsequent appointment but in that moment, she realized a new future for herself." Leni made her way to the cinema. The film was called Berg des Schicksals (Mountain of Destiny). It was about a mountainous region in northern Italy called the Dolomites. Mountain of Destiny had been directed by Doctor Arnold Fanck. Over the next week Leni attended as many of the showings of the film at Mozart Hall as possible.
             Leni was so impressed with Fancks film that she decided to go to northern Italy to see the Dolomites. Coincidentally while at the Dolomites she met Arnold Fanck and his lead actor Luis Trenker. Fanck took an interest in Riefenstahl and soon after they met he presented her with a film he had written for her. The film he wrote was called Der Heilige Berg (The Holy Mountain). Production of The Holy Mountain was plagued with problems. Riefenstahl broke her ankles, other members of the cast had a number of accidents, and bad weather continuously interrupted the shoot. In some ways, the problems benefited Riefenstahl, Saman...