Riefenstahl, Leni
Pronunciation: /ˈriːf(ə)nˌʃtɑːl/
Definition of Riefenstahl, Leni
- (1902–2003), German film-maker and photographer; full name Bertha Helene Amalie Riefenstahl. She was chiefly known for Triumph of the Will (1935), a depiction of the 1934 Nuremberg Nazi Party rallies. Though she was not working for the Nazi Party, outside Germany her work was regarded as Nazi propaganda.