Olympians (1982)

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Country: Soviet Union
Genres: Animation, Short
Release:
Director: Fyodor Khitruk
Writers: Fyodor Khitruk
Language: Russian
Stars: Zinoviy Gerdt
Runtime: 20 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: Олимпионики (Russian Federation) , Olympians , Олимпионики , Olimpioniki , Ολυμπιονίκες (Greece)
Plot: This is a somewhat ironic, but very informative story about the origin, development and decline of the Greek Olympiad tradition, set out with the help of an off-screen commentary read by Z. Gerdt. Ancient history is described in great detail and exciting. In the graphic decision, artists were guided by the ancient Greek monuments, first of all - vase paintings, stylized for them and characters, and decorations, up to imitation cracks. In the film there are a lot of full-scale shots, and in particular it is interesting to frame the photographs of the bas-reliefs of the Pergamon altar shot by Yuriy Norshtein. The film ends with documentary shots of the opening of the Olympics-80 in Moscow.
IMDB:tt1519367