(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.
Definition of Riefenstahl, Leni in US English:
Riefenstahl, Leni
proper nounˈrēfənˌSHtäl
(1902–2003), German filmmaker. She is best known for Triumph of the Will (1935), an account of a Nazi rally at Nuremberg.