Visions of Eight: The Olympics of Motion Picture Achievement [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray]

Overview

"This documentary of the 1972 Summer Olympics, held in Munich, is remarkable for bringing eight of the world's most notable film directors to work on it. They are: Milos Forman, Yuri Ozerov, Mai Zetterling, Arthur Penn, Michael Pfleghar, Kon Ichikawa, Claude Lelouch and John Schlesinger. Each director concentrated on events that were of interest to him and filmed in his own style. For instance, Foreman focused on the comic aspect of the games; Lelouch kept his sights on the losers rather than the winners; and Mai Zetterling examined obsession in the form of weightlifting. The movie does not attempt to comprehensively document the '72 Olympics and does not aim for a unified vision. Instead, it showcases the talents of these directors under the inspiration of this most dramatic of gatherings."

Product Details

Release Date:	06/22/2021
UPC:	0715515259910
Original Release:	1973
Rating:	G
Source:	Criterion Collection
Language:	English
Time:	1:50:00
Sales rank:	2,884

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Milos Forman	Narrator
Kon Ichikawa	Narrator
Claude Lelouch	Narrator
Arthur Penn	Narrator
Yuriy Ozerov	Narrator
John Schlesinger	Narrator
Mai Zetterling	Narrator
Michael Pfleghar	Narrator

Technical Credits

Michael Pfleghar	Director
Claude Lelouch	Director
Milos Forman	Director
John Schlesinger	Director
Mai Zetterling	Director
Kon Ichikawa	Director
Arthur Penn	Director
Yuriy Ozerov	Director
David L. Wolper	Producer
Stan Margulies	Producer