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100 years of Olympic films. 42, Turin 2006. Beijing 2008.

2017

Format:	DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials
Title:	100 years of Olympic films. 42, Turin 2006. Beijing 2008.
Edition:	DVD edition.
Publisher, Date:	[New York City, NY] : The Criterion Collection, [2017] ©2017
Description:	1 videodisc (189 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. digital optical NTSC video file DVD video region 1
Summary:	Turin, a vigorous northern Italian city was the host for the XX Olympic Winter Games of 2006. Greenspan's film offers an excellent introduction to the city's significance in history, art, and commerce. The Opening Ceremony includes what proved to be Luciano Pavarotti's last public performance. Italians are front and center in this film, even if German athletes took home the most medals. Gu Jun, a young Chinese filmmaker, was chosen to make the official film for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad held in Beijing in 2008. Her film strikes an adroit balance between the intimate and the spectacular. She visits training centers around the world before her segue into the strategizing and rehearsing for the Opening Ceremony. Gu has what appears to be total access to the competiors, inside and outside the stadia. With 302 events, it is necessary for her to skate over all but a handful, which she does with great expressiveness. This graceful, fluent documentary concludes with the unrestrained joy of the Closing Ceremony.
Series:	The Criterion collection Criterion collection.
Subjects:	Olympic Winter Games (20th : 2006 : Turin, Italy) Olympic Games (29th : 2008 : Beijing, China) Winter Olympics -- History. Olympics -- History. Turin (Italy) -- History -- 21st century. Beijing (China) -- History -- 21st century.
Genre:	Sports films. Documentary films. Nonfiction films. Feature films.
Other Author:	Greenspan, Bud, director, producer. Schanzer, Michael, screenwriter, editor of moving image work. Squicciarini, Andrew, 1942- screenwriter, editor of moving image work. Thayer, Sydney, screenwriter. Guo, Benmin, producer. Gu, Jun (Film director), director. Freedman, Mimi, screenwriter. Lee, Amelia Peiling, screenwriter. Wan, Albert, screenwriter. Yuan, Zhou, screenwriter. Lyman, Will, 1948- narrator. Griffiths, Mark (Voice actor), narrator. Scott, Bob M., director of photography. Li, Xiong (Cinematographer), director of photography. Holdridge, Lee, 1944- composer (expression) Umebayashi, Shigeru, 1951- composer (expression) Feng, Wen, editor of moving image work. Cappy Productions, film producer. Zhong yang dian shi tai (Beijing, China). Xin ying zhi zuo zhong xin, production company. International Olympic Committee. Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher.
Other Title:	One hundred years of Olympic films. 42, Turin 2006. Beijing 2008 Turin 2006 ; Beijing 2008 Title on disc container: Turin 2006 : XX Olympic Winter Games XX Olympic Winter Games Container of (work): Bud Greenspan's Torino 2006 (Motion picture) Container of (expression): Everlasting flame (Motion picture). English. Beijing 2008--Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Games of the XXIX Olympiad.
Notes:	Title from disc surface. Originally produced as motion pictures in 2007 (Torino 2006) and 2010 (The everlasting flame). "Under exclusive license from the International Olympic Committee and the U.S. Olympic Committee"--Disc label. Torino 2006: full screen (1.33:1 aspect ratio); The everlasting flame: wide screen (1.78:1 aspect ratio). Torino 2006: editing, Michael Schanzer, Andrew Squicciarini ; director of photography, Bob Scott ; music, Lee Holdridge. The everlasting flame: director of photography, Xiong Li ; music, Shigeru Umebayashi ; editor Wen Feng Narrator, Will Lyman (Torino 2006), Mark Griffiths (The everlasting flame: English voice-over) DVD, NTSC, region 1. Torino 2006: In English (Dolby digital stereo). The everlasting flame: chiefly in English, chiefly dubbed (Dolby digital 5.1 surround); some foreign language material with English subtitles.
Contents:	Bud Greenspan's Torino 2006 : stories of Olympic glory / Showtime presents ; produced and directed by Bud Greenspan ; written by Michael Schanzer, Andrew Squicciarini, Sydney Thayer ; produced by Cappy Productions, Inc. The everlasting flame : Beijing 2008 / chief producer, Benmin Guo ; chief director, Jun Gu ; English narration written by Mimi Freedman, Amelia Peiling Lee, Albert Wan, Zhou Yuan ; produced by China Central Newsreel and Documentary Film Studio Bud Greenspan's Torino 2006: Introducting Turin -- Opening Ceremony -- Men's speed skating -- Women's figure skating -- Assorted highlights -- Men's speed skating (continued) -- Men's super-G -- 4 x 10-kilometer cross-country skiing relay -- 50-kilometer cross-country skiing -- Closing Ceremony. The everlasting flame: Athletes prepare -- Opening Ceremony preparations -- Torch Relay -- Final rehearsals -- Opening Ceremony -- Men's 100 meters -- 110-meter hurdles -- Women's gymnastics -- Tae kwon do -- Men's 200 meters -- Winning moments -- Swimming -- Men's 10,000 meters -- Men's marathon, 50-kilometer walk, and road cycling -- Men's BMX cycling -- Winner and losers -- 500-meter canoe double -- Hands and feet -- Closing Ceremony.
ISBN:	9781681433622 1681433621
Publisher Number:	CC2812D-42 CC2812D
Other Number:	1023519882
System Availability:	1
Current Holds:	0
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Control Number:	738133
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Call Number:	DVD 796.48 One hund v.42

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