5 Quotes & Sayings By Leni Riefenstahl

Leni Riefenstahl was born on April 7, 1902, in Berlin as Helene Bertha Amalie Riefenstahl. She was a German film director and producer, a former Olympic athlete and winner of four Academy Awards. Her films include Triumph of the Will, Olympia, and The Legend of the Nibelungen. Together with her collaborator, director Josef von Sternberg, she is considered one of the most important directors of classic Hollywood Read more

During the Second World War she was a member of the Nazi party and served as a propagandist for the party; she is most famous for her work in Olympia (1938), which won her an Oscar. She was also the director of "Olympia" (1940) and "Triumph of the Will" (1936).

I am fascinated by what is beautiful, strong, healthy, what...
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I am fascinated by what is beautiful, strong, healthy, what is living. I seek harmony. Leni Riefenstahl
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I set about seeking a thread, a theme, a style, in the realm of legend. Something that might allow me to give free rein to my juvenile sense of romanticism and the beautiful image. Leni Riefenstahl
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The applause was so loud and insistent that I had to respond with several encores. I was numb with happiness, when it was over, I knew that this alone must be my life and my world. Leni Riefenstahl
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Through my optimism I naturally prefer and capture the beauty in life. Leni Riefenstahl