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Visions of Eight

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Eight acclaimed filmmakers bring their unique and differing perspectives to the 1972 Summer Olympic Games held in Munich. The segments include Claude Lelouch's take on Olympic losers and their struggle to remain dignified even in the face of bitter disappointment and defeat; Mai Zetterling's dramatic exploration of the world of weightlifting; and Michael Pfleghar's piece on young Russian gymnast Ludmilla Tourischeva's majestic performance on the uneven bars.
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Eric Shorter Daily Telegraph (UK) Jun 14, 2022
Visions of Eight is the result of eight moderately eminent directors being invited to comment on the 1972 Olympic Games. Each evidently needed a script. Go to Full Review Derek Malcolm Guardian Jun 14, 2022
Perhaps it wasn't such a good idea after all. I wanted to ask about a dozen questions a minute, but I suppose if they'd been answered it would have been a different kind of film. As it is, you have to take the very rough with the rather too smooth. Go to Full Review Roger Greenspun New York Times Oct 23, 2007
2/5
As for so much of the rest, it seems to forget that it is the privilege of the modest art of film to find the meaning of things just in the way they are seen to be. Go to Full Review Sarah Boslaugh TheArtsStl May 24, 2025
6/10
Another very 1970s trait of Visions of Eight is the assumption that sports are for men, with women segregated into one segment that has its own biases. Go to Full Review Tom Milne Observer (UK) Jun 14, 2022
Visions of Eight has gambled on quantity as a safeguard to quality by letting eight directors loose on Munich, each doing his own thing. The idea is sound, fhe result distinctly fragile. Go to Full Review M.V. Moorhead Less Hat, Moorhead Aug 10, 2021
What I liked about all of these films is how little any of them rely on talk; there are interviews or a scrap or two of narration here and there, but on the whole this is visual storytelling. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Mar 5, 2015 Eight very accomplished directors, each given access to the individual event of his choice, produce wonderful footage: the men's 100-meter sprint final, the men's pole vault, the strange obsession of weight lifting, the disappointment of losers, etc., all filmed in very different styles. Not for the who-won-what-where fan, but full of compelling images you won't forget. See more Feb 7, 2013 All the pain - the joy - the triumph - and especially the struggle to reach the pinnacle in mankind's most exacting competition. Music by Henry Mancini. No longer distributed.Brief view of Bruce Jenner at 1:05:58 See more Read all reviews
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Milos Forman

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Kon Ichikawa

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Claude Lelouch

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Yuri Ozerov

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Arthur Penn

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Michel Pfleghar

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Synopsis Eight acclaimed filmmakers bring their unique and differing perspectives to the 1972 Summer Olympic Games held in Munich. The segments include Claude Lelouch's take on Olympic losers and their struggle to remain dignified even in the face of bitter disappointment and defeat; Mai Zetterling's dramatic exploration of the world of weightlifting; and Michael Pfleghar's piece on young Russian gymnast Ludmilla Tourischeva's majestic performance on the uneven bars.
Director
Milos Forman, Kon Ichikawa, Claude Lelouch, Yuri Ozerov, Arthur Penn, Michel Pfleghar, John Schlesinger, Mai Zetterling
Rating
G
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 12, 2017
Runtime
1h 45m
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