Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations
Olympia 1. Teil - Fest der Völker / Leni Riefenstahlová; (prolog) Willy Zielke / German Empire 1938 / 126 min. / DCP
The footage of the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin is renowned for its visually striking filmmaking techniques. However, behind the ancient beauty standards and international cooperation it masks a triumph of hard drill, and transforms the contestants into dehumanized representatives of races and nations. But some are still worth rooting for: the Afro-American athletes who defy the dehumanizing perspective.
Screenings
Sa 25/07/2026
21:30 - 23:46
Aula of J. z Poděbrad High School
Director: Leni Riefenstahlová; (prolog) Willy Zielke / German Empire 1938 / 126 + 10 min. / DCP / english, french, german, italian, japanese, portuguese / electronic czech subtitles
Introduction: Ondřej Pavlík
Introduction: Ondřej Pavlík
Tu 28/07/2026
15:00 - 17:16
Aula of J. z Poděbrad High School
Director: Leni Riefenstahlová; (prolog) Willy Zielke / German Empire 1938 / 126 + 10 min. / DCP / english, french, german, italian, japanese, portuguese / electronic czech subtitles
Introduction: Ondřej Pavlík
Introduction: Ondřej Pavlík
Additional info
Directed by:
Leni Riefenstahlová; (prolog) Willy Zielke
Screenplay:
Leni Riefenstahlová
Photography:
Walter Frentz, Guzzi Lantschner, Kurt Neubert, Willy Zielke, Hans Scheib, Hans Ertl a další
Music:
Herbert Windt, Walter Gronostay
Cast:
Paul Laven, Rolf Wernicke, Henri Nannen, Johannes Pagels
Awards:
MFF Benátky 1938 – Mussoliniho pohár pro nejlepší zahraniční film
