Leopold Blonder (1893–1932) was an Austrian art director active in the silent and early

sound era A sound film is a motion picture with synchronized sound, or sound technologically coupled to image, as opposed to a silent film. The first known public exhibition of projected sound films took place in Paris in 1900, but decades passed befor ...

s.Rother p.236 He also directed five

short film A short film is any motion picture that is short enough in running time not to be considered a feature film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes ...

s during the early 1920s. He worked on several

mountain film A mountain film is a film genre that focuses on mountaineering and especially the battle of human against nature. In addition to mere adventure, the protagonists who return from the mountain come back changed, usually gaining wisdom and enlighten ...

s with

Arnold Fanck Arnold Fanck (6 March 1889 – 28 September 1974) was a German film director and pioneer of the mountain film genre. He is best known for the extraordinary alpine footage he captured in such films as '' The Holy Mountain'' (1926), '' The White He ...

and

Leni Riefenstahl Helene Bertha Amalie "Leni" Riefenstahl (; 22 August 1902 – 8 September 2003) was a German film director, photographer and actress known for her role in producing Nazi propaganda. A talented swimmer and an artist, Riefenstahl also became in ...

Selected filmography

* '' The Mountaineers'' (1924) * '' The Holy Mountain'' (1926) * '' The Strange Case of Captain Ramper'' (1927) * '' The Curse of Vererbung'' (1927) * '' Knights of the Night'' (1928) * '' Ariadne in Hoppegarten'' (1928) * ''

The Way Through the Night ''The Way Through the Night'' (German:''Der Weg durch die Nacht'') is a 1929 German silent film directed by Robert Dinesen and starring Käthe von Nagy.Bock & Bergfelder p.336 The film's art direction was by Leopold Blonder. Cast In alphabet ...

'' (1929) * '' Two People'' (1930) * '' Storm Over Mont Blanc'' (1930) * '' Mountains on Fire'' (1931) * '' White Ecstasy'' (1931) * '' The Blue Light'' (1932) * '' The Rebel'' (1932) * ''

The Dancer of Sanssouci ''The Dancer of Sanssouci'' (german: Die Tänzerin von Sans Souci) is a 1932 German historical drama film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Otto Gebühr, Lil Dagover, and Rosa Valetti. Set at the court of Frederick the Great, the film is p ...

'' (1932)

References

Bibliography

* Rother, Rainer. ''Leni Riefenstahl: The Seduction of Genius''. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2003.

External links

* 1893 births 1932 deaths Austrian art directors Austrian film directors Film people from Vienna Film directors from Vienna {{Austria-bio-stub