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THE OLYMPICS

POLISH TITLE: OLIMPIADA

These striking observations of a skiing competition for children in Zakopane make, at the same time, a little treaty about growing up. Innocent play in snow soon changes into a true competition where only the best can win. Adults get involved in the rivalry between children forcing them to continue gruelling efforts. The sound of a ticking stopwatch is a perfect complement to the story. At the end of the film, one of the boys rebels and leaves the run. He is not interested in the world of adults yet.

GENRE:
documentary
COUNTRY:
Poland
RUNNING TIME:
17'
YEAR:
DIRECTING:
Bogdan Dziworski
SCRIPT:
Bogdan Dziworski
DOP:
Bogdan Dziworski, Krzysztof Ptak, Wit Dąbal, Ryszard Lenczewski
EDITOR:
Dariusz Glazer, Agnieszka Bojanowska
PRODUCTION:
Wytwórnia Filmów Oświatowych

Bogdan Dziworski »

Documentary film director, cinematographer, photographer and university teacher born in 1941 in Lodz. A graduate of Lodz Film School (1965). An Ordinary Professor of Film and Photography and the Dean of the Radio and Television Department of the Silesia University in Katowice. He has received a number of prestigious awards for his excellent documentary films, which focus primarily on arts or sports and include "Krzyz i Topor", "Hokej", "Olimpiada", "Kilka opowiesci o czlowieku" at festivals in Bilbao, Brussels, Leipzig, Marseilles, Oberhausen, San Sebastian and Krakow, among others.