Olympians (1982)

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.

Released Feb. 9, 1982 20 min None+

Genres: Animation, Short

Keywords: mdblist.imdb-short, mdblist.one-actor, imdb.greek-olympiad, imdb.ancient-history, imdb.tradition, imdb.monuments, imdb.graphic-decision + 10 more, imdb.imitation-cracks, imdb.pergamon-altar, imdb.guide, imdb.documentary-footage, imdb.irony, imdb.vase-painting, imdb.artist, imdb.part-live-action, imdb.the-olympic-games, imdb.archive-footage