Olympia: Part Two – Festival of Beauty

Name: Olympia: Part Two – Festival of Beauty
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1938-06-02
Duration: 104 min
Cast: Sheigo Arai, Daniel Barrow, Willemijntje den Ouden, Michael Reusch, Johanna Selbach

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Release Date

6/2/1938

Runtime

104 mins

Genres

Documentary

Overview

Commissioned to make a propaganda film about the 1936 Olympic Games in Germany, director Leni Riefenstahl created a celebration of the human form. Where the two-part epic's first half, Festival of the Nations, focused on the international aspects of the 1936 Olympic Games held in Berlin, part two, The Festival of Beauty, concentrates on individual athletes such as equestrians, gymnasts, and swimmers, climaxing with American Glenn Morris' performance in the decathalon and the games' majestic closing ceremonies.

Status

Released

Original Language

German

Budget

$550,000

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A formally audacious documentary that elevates athletic performance to high art through extraordinary cinematography and editing, creating sequences of raw human physicality that are simultaneously beautiful and deeply troubling in their propagandistic context.