Name: 100 years of Olympic films : 1912-2012.
Brand: Criterion Collection
SKU: SD_ILS:1860953
Availability: InStock

Author

Adrian Wood

Call Numbers

DVD 796.48 O5851 VOL. 1 (CEN)
DVD 796.48 O5851 VOL. 2 (CEN)
DVD 796.48 O5851 VOL. 3 (CEN)
DVD 796.48 O5851 VOL. 4 (CEN)
DVD 796.48 O5851 VOL. 5 (CEN)
DVD 796.48 O5851 VOL. 6 (CEN)
DVD 796.48 O5851 VOL. 7 (CEN)
DVD 796.48 O5851 VOL. 8 (CEN)

Edition

DVD edition.

Languages

In English, French, Japanese, German, Italian, Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian, Spanish, Russian or Korean, with optional English subtitles, and silent with English intertitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Publication Information

[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2017]

Physical Description

43 videodiscs (6253 minutes) : silent and sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.

Audience

Not rated.

Uniform Title

100 years of Olympic films (Collection)

Added Uniform Title

Container of (work): Olympia (Motion picture)

Container of (work): Turning point (Motion picture)

Container of (work): Tōkyō Orinpikku (Motion picture)

Series

Criterion collection ; 900

Summary

Spanning fifty-three movies and forty-one editions of the Olympic Games, this set is the culmination of a monumental, award-winning archival project encompassing dozens of new restorations by the International Olympic Committee. The documentaries collected here cast a cinematic eye on some of the most iconic moments in the history of modern sports, spotlighting athletes who embody the Olympic motto of "Faster, Higher, Stronger": Jesse Owens shattering world records on the track in 1936 Berlin, Jean-Claude Killy dominating the Grenoble slopes in 1968, Joan Benoit breaking away to win the Games' first women's marathon in Los Angeles in 1984. In addition to the impressive ten-feature contribution of Bud Greenspan, this stirring collective chronicle of triumph and defeat includes such documentary landmarks as Leni Riefenstahl's Olympia and Kon Ichikawa's Tokyo Olympiad, along with captivating lesser-known works by major directors like Claude Lelouch, Carlos Saura, and Miloš Forman. It also offers a fascinating glimpse of the development of film itself, and of the technological progress that has brought viewers ever closer to the action. Traversing continents and decades, reflecting the social, cultural, and political changes that have shaped our recent history, this movie marathon showcases a hundred years of human endeavor.

Notes

Films originally produced between 1912 and 2012.

4K restorations of Olympia, Tokyo Olympiad, and Visions of Eight, among other titles.

Special features: 53 newly-restored films from 41 editions of the Olympic Games, presented together for the first time ; Landmark 4K restorations of Olympia, Tokyo Olympiad, and Visions of Eight, among other titles ; new scores for the silent films, composed by Maud Nelissen, Donald Sosin, and Frido ter Beek.