Riefenstahl

American  

[ree-fuhn-shtahl] / ˈri fənˌʃtɑl /

noun

1. Leni 1902–2003, German film director.

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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)

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Example Sentences

Ernst is urged by his wife to curry favor with Riefenstahl to put himself in a better position with the Nazi authorities.

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 a tense, strained alliance, particularly between Riefenstahl and Goebbels.

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