Olympia Part Two: Festival of Beauty
After being commissioned by the 1936 Olympic Committee to create a feature film of the Berlin Olympics, Riefenstahl shot a documentary that celebrates the human body by combining the poetry of bodies in motion with close-ups of athletes in the heat of competition. The production tends to glorify the young male body and, some say, expresses the Nazi attitude toward athletic prowess. Miss Riefenstahl captures the grace of athletes during field hockey, soccer, bicycling, equestrian, aquatic and gymnastic events. Highlights are the Pentathlon and the Decathlon, which was won by American Glenn Morris; it ends with the triumphant conclusion of the games.
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Documentary, Sport
1938
90 min
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Movie Info:
- Full Name : Olympia Part Two: Festival of Beauty
- Duration : 90 min
- Languages : German
- Writers : Leni Riefenstahl
- Directors : Leni Riefenstahl min
- Imdb : 8 (1971 votes)
- Tomatoes : 4.2 (249 votes)
- Actors : Sheigo Arai, Jack Beresford, Ralf Berzsenyi, Ferenc Csèk
Movie Storyline
After being commissioned by the 1936 Olympic Committee to create a feature film of the Berlin Olympics, Riefenstahl shot a documentary that celebrates the human body by combining the poetry of bodies in motion with close-ups of athletes in the heat of competition. The production tends to glorify the young male body and, some say, expresses the Nazi attitude toward athletic prowess. Miss Riefenstahl captures the grace of athletes during field hockey, soccer, bicycling, equestrian, aquatic and gymnastic events. Highlights are the Pentathlon and the Decathlon, which was won by American Glenn Morris; it ends with the triumphant conclusion of the games.