Olympia
A two-part record of the 1936 Berlin Olympics, highlighted by truly eye-popping cinematography, camera movement and editing. Leni Riefenstahl was inhibited by the propaganda requirements of the Third Reich (and by the four gold medals won by black American athlete Jesse Owens), so she opted for the grace and poetry of bodies in motion.
Year: 1938
Genre: Documentaries, Sport, Best of the 1930s, Time Mag's 100 Best, Movies (1001 You Must See Before You Die)
Country: Germany
Director: Leni Riefenstahl
Duration: 204 Minutes
Rating: G
8/10
Location in store: Documentary (Sport)
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