Olympia: The Complete Original Version (The Leni Riefenstahl Archival Collection)
by Leni Riefenstahl
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Director: Leni RiefenstahlBrand: Pathfinder Home ENT
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Subtitled); German (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; Spanish (Original Language); Italian (Original Language)
Format: Black & White, Collector's Edition, Color, Dolby, DVD, Full length, Limited Edition, NTSC, Special Edition, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 204 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-06-27
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Pathfinder Home Entertainment
DVD Reviews of Olympia: The Complete Original Version (The Leni Riefenstahl Archival Collection)
DVD Review: Rough picture transfer but not totally trash either.
Summary: 3 Stars
I believe this is one of the best documentaries on film ever made. This is one of my all time favorite documentary films. I think Leni Riefenstahl was one of the most innovative female movie directors to ever put a film on celluloid. She ranks up there with all the great movie directors- D W Griffith, Abel Gance, Cecil B Demille, Orson Welles etc. It's also true that she was Adolph Hitlers favorite film director and the only one that he wanted when he wanted his propoganda films made. Her most popular films such as "Triumph Of The Will", and "Olympia" are her best films. Olympia is an eye popping unbelievable film. It starts with a montage of different sights of Greece- The Acropolis etc. Then you see beautiful statues of men and women. Then with some beautiful editing she blends from a male statue into a very muscular male human. She shows men and women (some nudity) in different stages of posing and exercising to show the beauty of the human form. It sounds like it's not for children, but it is done with such good taste that with adult supervision it is not at all offensive. Now for the film quality. The quality of the film is not good, but it is definitely not unwatchable. It is dull, faded, shows many scratches and artifacts and at times is shakey. Even the audio is pretty abysmal. Full of hiss and crackles and pops. It has definitely not been restored or remastered although some people may not be bothered by this because ,let's face it, this film was made in 1936 and some may say it should be allowed to age gracefully. It is however the complete German version. You get a choice of the original German language with English subtitles, or optional English language. This set of 2 dvds also includes many bonus features such as a deleted scene, alternate scenes from an Italian version of Olympia (which has much better picture quality than the German version), still gallery, 2 documenties , biography, and an essay. These bonus features (especially the 2 rare documentaries) save this Dvd edition of Olympia from being a total loss. Please don't misunderstand- This is still a must own film for any collection!! So if you like this film and want it in your collection, you will get a just passable transfer of the film in its complete German version, along with some good bonus features. With some reservations I will still recommend this dvd.
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Description of Olympia: The Complete Original Version (The Leni Riefenstahl Archival Collection)
This limited edition 2-disc set features the complete original version of OLYMPIA, presented for the first time on DVD. (All Region, NTSC)Special Edition DVD features: Over 5 hours of material including JUGEND DER WELT ("Youth of The World") Official Documentary of the 1936 Winter Olympics at Gaemisch-Partenkirchen, DIE KAMERA FAHRT MIT ("The Camera Goes Too") 1936 Documentary by Bavaria-Filmkunst featuring footage from Leni Rifenstahl?s films OLYMPIA and TRIUMPH OF THE WILL. Deleted Scenes, Biography, Still Gallery, German with ON/OFF English subtitles and English language, Dolby 2.0 audio, Essays by film historian David Calvert Smith, Trailer.
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