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Leni Riefenstahl

Leni Riefenstahl

Helene Bertha Amalie "Leni" Riefenstahl (22 August 1902 – 8 September 2003) was a German film director, actress and dancer widely noted for her aesthetics and innovations as a filmmaker. Her most famous film was Triumph des Willens (Triumph of the Will), made at the 1934 Nuremberg congress of the Nazi Party. Riefenstahl's prominence in the Third Reich along with her personal friendship with Adolf Hitler thwarted her film career following Germany's defeat in World War II, after which she was arrested but released without any charges. Triumph of the Will gave Riefenstahl instant and lasting international fame, as well as infamy. Although she directed only eight films, just two of which received significant coverage outside of Germany, Riefenstahl was widely known all her life. The propaganda value of her films made during the 1930s repels most modern commentators but many film histories cite the aesthetics as outstanding. The Economist wrote that Triumph of the Will "sealed her reputation as the greatest female filmmaker of the 20th century". In the 1970s Riefenstahl published her still photography of the Nuba tribes in Sudan in several books such as The Last of the Nuba. She was active up until her death and also published marine life stills and released the marine-based film Impressionen unter Wasser in 2002. After her death, the Associated Press described Riefenstahl as an "acclaimed pioneer of film and photographic techniques". Der Tagesspiegel newspaper in Berlin noted, "Leni Riefenstahl conquered new ground in the cinema". The BBC said her documentaries "were hailed as groundbreaking film-making, pioneering techniques involving cranes, tracking rails, and many cameras working at the same time". Description above from the Wikipedia article Leni Riefenstahl, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Personal information

Birthday

1902-08-22

Birth Place

Berlin, Germany

Movies and TV shows :

poster

aspekte

1965

7.0

TV
Birth of a Nation

Birth of a Nation

1997

6.3

Movie
poster

Das ist Ihr Leben

1976

0.0

TV
Das Schicksal derer von Habsburg

Das Schicksal derer von Habsburg

1928

0.0

Movie
From Stag Beetle to Swastika

From Stag Beetle to Swastika

2002

0.0

Movie
Games of the XXI Olympiad

Games of the XXI Olympiad

1977

4.8

Movie
Hitler's Hollywood

Hitler's Hollywood

2017

6.4

Movie
poster

Je später der Abend

1973

0.0

TV
Kino kolossal - Herkules, Maciste & Co

Kino kolossal - Herkules, Maciste & Co

2000

0.0

Movie
poster

Lebensläufe

1978

0.0

TV
LENI

LENI

2015

0.0

Movie
Leni Riefenstahl - The End of a Myth

Leni Riefenstahl - The End of a Myth

2020

7.7

Movie
Leni Riefenstahl: Her Dream of Africa

Leni Riefenstahl: Her Dream of Africa

2003

4.0

Movie
Les Champions d'Hitler

Les Champions d'Hitler

2016

0.0

Movie
Lowlands

Lowlands

1954

5.9

Movie
Memories of a Summer in Berlin

Memories of a Summer in Berlin

1972

0.0

Movie
Memories of Berlin: The Twilight of Weimar Culture

Memories of Berlin: The Twilight of Weimar Culture

1976

0.0

Movie
Olympia: Part One – Festival of the Nations

Olympia: Part One – Festival of the Nations

1938

6.9

Movie
Riefenstahl

Riefenstahl

2024

6.8

Movie
S.O.S. Iceberg

S.O.S. Iceberg

1933

6.0

Movie
S.O.S. Iceberg

S.O.S. Iceberg

1933

5.0

Movie
Speer und er: Nachspiel - Die Täuschung

Speer und er: Nachspiel - Die Täuschung

2005

0.0

Movie
Storm Over Mont Blanc

Storm Over Mont Blanc

1930

6.5

Movie
The Blue Light

The Blue Light

1932

6.8

Movie
The Great Leap

The Great Leap

1927

5.2

Movie
The Holy Mountain

The Holy Mountain

1926

6.6

Movie
The Immoderation of Me - Sandra Maischberger meets Leni Riefenstahl

The Immoderation of Me - Sandra Maischberger meets Leni Riefenstahl

2002

0.0

Movie
The Night of the Filmmakers

The Night of the Filmmakers

1995

5.0

Movie
The White Hell of Pitz Palu

The White Hell of Pitz Palu

1929

6.8

Movie
The Wonderful, Horrible Life of Leni Riefenstahl

The Wonderful, Horrible Life of Leni Riefenstahl

1993

7.1

Movie
Time of Darkness and Silence

Time of Darkness and Silence

1982

6.0

Movie
Underwater Impressions

Underwater Impressions

2002

6.6

Movie
Ways to Strength and Beauty

Ways to Strength and Beauty

1925

7.1

Movie
White Ecstasy

White Ecstasy

1931

5.2

Movie