Helene

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Helene is the given name of Leni Riefenstahl, the controversial German filmmaker and actress known for her propaganda films during the Nazi era.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
activeIn film industry of Nazi Germany
associatedWith Adolf Hitler
Joseph Goebbels
Nazi Party leadership
citizenship Germany
controversialFor close association with Adolf Hitler
use of film as Nazi propaganda
countryOfBirth Germany
creativeWorkType propaganda film
sports documentary
ethnicGroup German
familyName Riefenstahl
fieldOfWork acting
cinematography
photography
genre documentary film
givenName Helene
hasInfluenceOn documentary filmmaking techniques
political propaganda films
hasRole director of Olympia
director of Triumph of the Will
hasSubject 1936 Berlin Olympics in Olympia
Nuremberg Rallies in Triumph of the Will
influencedBy German expressionist cinema
mountain films tradition in German cinema
knownAs Leni Riefenstahl
languageOfWorkOrName German
movement Nazi propaganda cinema
nickname Leni
notableFor aestheticization of politics through film
innovative camera techniques in large-scale rallies
propaganda films for Nazi Germany
visual glorification of the Nazi Party rallies
notableWork Olympia NERFINISHED
Triumph of the Will
occupation actress
film director
film producer
photographer
screenwriter
positionOn claimed to be an apolitical artist after World War II
sexOrGender female
subjectOf historical debate about art and propaganda

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Helene "Leni" Riefenstahl
Leni Riefenstahl
givenName

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