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The Olympic Games as They Were Practiced in Ancient Greece

The Olympic Games as They Were Practiced in Ancient Greece. Jean de Rovera, 1924.
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Edition screened: Included on Disc 02 (Chamonix 1924, I Olympic Winter Games) in Criterion’s 100 Years of Olympic Films 1912-2012 Blu-ray box set #900, released 2017. Scored, with French intertitles and English subtitles, no dialogue track. Runtime approximately 8 minutes.

Summary: No depictions of violence or harm to animals.

An enjoyable, artful interpretation of Greek athletic competition. Well-lit, dramatic tableaus of athletes posing as though engaged in various sports seem inspired by Greek bas-relief carvings.