Leni Riefenstahl
Leni Riefenstahl
Helene Bertha Amalie "Leni" Riefenstahlwas a German film director, producer, screenwriter, editor, photographer, actress, dancer, and propagandist for the Nazis...
NationalityGerman
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth22 August 1902
CityBerlin, Germany
CountryGermany
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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.
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Your deeds exceed the power of human imagination. They are without equal in the history of mankind. How can we (the German people) ever thank you?
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Through my optimism I naturally prefer and capture the beauty in life.
want
I want to see, that's all. This is my life. I want to see
beautiful strong average
I can simply say that I feel spontaneously attracted by everything that is beautiful... It comes from the unconscious and not from my knowledge... Whatever is purely realistic, slice of life, which is average, quotidian, doesn't interest me... I am fascinated by what is beautiful, strong, healthy, what is living. I seek harmony.
world numb applause
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.
girlfriend romance way
They kept asking me over and over again whether I was having a romance with Hitler. Are you Hitler's girlfriend? I laughed and answered the same way each time: No, those are false rumours. I only made documentaries for him...
success achievement
Everywhere I went I experienced the same success, which transcends words.
beauty-of-life capture
I naturally prefer and capture the beauty in life.
beautiful book artist
I am a great admirer of Robert Vavra and love his beautiful photographs and books. He is a wonderful artist, a poet...
beautiful giving style
I [seek] 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.