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Riefenstahl
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Rie·fen·stahl  (rfn-stäl, -shtäl), Helene Bertha Amalie Known as "Leni." 1902-2003.
German filmmaker who gained notoriety for the Nazi-sponsored documentaries she made in the 1930s, including Triumph of the Will (1935) and Olympia (1938), in which she made use of brilliant cinematic techniques to glorify Hitler and Nazi ideals.
Riefenstahl (German) [ˈriːfənʃtaːl]
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(Biographies / Riefenstahl, Leni (1902 F, German, ARTS AND CRAFTS: photographer, FILMS AND TV: director) Leni (ˈleːni). born 1902, German photographer and film director, best known for her Nazi propaganda films, such as Triumph of the Will (1934)
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It was an impressive performance which was enhanced by the high profile of the occasion at a time of heightened international tension, and by the film director Leni Riefenstahl paying particular attention to the long-jump in her celebrated movie "Olympia".
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of Hertfordshire, UK) was part of the legal team that attempted to bring documentary filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl to trial for Holocaust Denial in 2002, and she uses that experience as a backdrop for providing a perspective on Joseph Goebbels and how his Propaganda Ministry affected the second largest film industry in the world.
Nazis and the cinema. (reprint, 2007) by Reference & Research Book News
He dreamed up the ceremony, sold the concept to Josef Goebbels - the Fuhrer's PR man - who passed it on to his rather creepy film director floozie, Leni Riefenstahl.
ALBERTPARK by Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England)
 
 
 
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