Leni Riefenstahl

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Born

August 22, 1902

Died

September 8, 2003 (age 101)

Place of Birth

Berlin, Germany

Also Known As

레니 리펜슈탈

Helene Bertha Amalia Riefenstahl

Helene Bertha Amalie Riefenstahl

Leni Riefenstahl

Biography

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.

Known For

Filmography

2025FilmFASCISM(s): A Film in Six Partsas Self (archive footage)2024FilmRiefenstahlas Self (archive footage)2024FilmCity of Toysas Self (archive footage)2020FilmLeni Riefenstahl - The End of a Mythas Self (archive footage)2018FilmEiskalte Leidenschaft - Leni Riefenstahl und Arnold Fanck zwischen Hitler und Hollywoodas Self (archive footage)2017FilmHitler's Hollywoodas Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)2016FilmLes Champions d'Hitleras Self2015FilmLENIas Self (archive footage)2009FilmIn the Service of the Regime. Leni Riefenstahlas Self (archive footage)2005FilmSpeer und er: Nachspiel - Die Täuschungas Herself2005FilmThe Goebbels Experimentas Self (archival footage)2003FilmLeni Riefenstahl: Her Dream of Africaas Self2002FilmUnderwater Impressions2002FilmThe Immoderation of Me - Sandra Maischberger meets Leni Riefenstahlas Self2002FilmFrom Stag Beetle to Swastika1997FilmBirth of a Nationas Self1995FilmThe Night of the Filmmakersas Self1993FilmThe Wonderful Horrible Life of Leni Riefenstahlas Herself1982FilmTime of Darkness and Silenceas Self1978TVBiographiesas Self1977FilmGames of the XXI Olympiadas Self - Spectator1976TVDas ist Ihr Lebenas Self1976FilmMemories of Berlin: The Twilight of Weimar Cultureas Self - Interviewee1973TVJe später der Abendas Self1972FilmMemories of a Summer in Berlinas herself1965TVaspekteas Self1954FilmLowlandsas Martha1938FilmOlympia Part One: Festival of the Nationsas Nude Dancer - Prologue (uncredited)1933FilmS.O.S. Icebergas Ellen Lawrence1933FilmS.O.S. Icebergas Hella Lorenz1932FilmThe Blue Lightas Junta1931FilmThe White Ecstasyas Leni1930FilmStorm Over Mont Blancas Hella Armstrong1929FilmThe White Hell of Pitz Paluas Maria Maioni1928FilmDas Schicksal derer von Habsburgas Maria Vetsera1927FilmThe Great Leapas Gita1926FilmThe Holy Mountainas Diotima1925FilmWays to Strength and Beauty

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