Filmed during the 1936 Summer Olympic Games in Berlin, Riefenstahl likens the German athletes to the Greek athletes from ancient times.
Although we watched only a half an hour excerpt of the film some of the ideas expressed became quite clear in that length of time. There were idealized forms of historical references and allusions to the ideas that the German race has continuity from the Ancient Greece.
We see the strong Aryan man and the beautiful Aryan woman in their proper positions. There are people in unison joining hands for a common goal. The images seen are quite graphic and even geometrical with actors positioned at right angles.
Moreover the film is strongly ideological, and one cannot shy away from making comparisons with its content from Riefenstahl previous Triumph of the Will.
The scenes have a purity that is reminiscent and suitable to the ideals of Hitler.
Released: 1938, Germany, Length: 111 min, Director: Leni Riefenstahl
