Olympia 52 (1952)

Directed by

Chris Marker

Genre

documentary film

Country

France

Runtime

1h 22m

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary covers the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. It follows athletes competing in various events and captures the spirit of the games.

observationalearnesthistoricalathleticcelebratorystraightforwardnostalgicenergetic

What happens

Olympia 52 is a 1952 French documentary film about the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. Olympia 52 was produced by Peuple et Culture, a nonprofit organization, and it was the first feature-length work directed by the French filmmaker Chris Marker, who also co-wrote the narrative and served as one of the production's four cinematographers. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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