<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1141" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV>So long to the gal who made the Third Reich roll (apologies to The Residents). </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><<A href="http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/international/AP-Obit-Riefenstahl.html?hp">http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/international/AP-Obit-Riefenstahl.html?hp</A>></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>"Triumph" is riveting for the mass rallies and the close-ups of mechanized Hitler youth, which includes some playful homoerotic scenes of the Nazi lads bathing. But "Olympia" is her true legacy -- a precursor to ESPN highlight reels, with, of course, Riefenstahl's omnipresent queer subtext.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>DP</DIV></BODY></HTML>