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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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After his wife and son are abducted in the tumultuous wake of Kristallnacht, Ernst decides to stay with Riefenstahl in the hope that she will intervene on their behalf.

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

As her star continued to rise in the months ahead, Riefenstahl and Goebbels frequently came into conflict.

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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