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Riefenstahl

American  
[ree-fuhn-shtahl] / ˈri fənˌʃtɑl /

noun

  1. Leni 1902–2003, German film director.


Riefenstahl British  
/ ˈriːfənʃtaːl /

noun

  1. Leni (ˈleːni). 1902–2003, German photographer and film director, best known for her Nazi propaganda films, such as Triumph of the Will (1934)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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He lavishes attention on the more culturally salient story of Riefenstahl but muddles its significance in a playful, morally uncommitted approach that perhaps might be more satisfying with supplemental biographical material.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 31, 2024

For all intents and purposes, it is a screenplay that could have been written by Leni Riefenstahl or D.W Griffith:

From Salon • May 2, 2023

Mr. Lopate recalled that during the festival’s first year he found himself on an elevator with Leni Riefenstahl, the Nazi propagandist, and Gloria Swanson.

From New York Times • Feb. 26, 2023

A powerful example is the work of the German film director Leni Riefenstahl.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

It was an awkward arrangement, but it would allow Riefenstahl to do what she was always driven to do—to capture the perfect shot, the ideal shot.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

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