Olympia: Part Two – Festival of Beauty
A formally dazzling Olympic documentary that transforms athletic competition into a poetic and politically charged celebration of physical perfection.
Overview
A stunning visual journey through the athletic prowess of the human body during the Berlin Olympics.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- ceremonial
- exultant
- poetic
- sports history viewing
- film history study
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Repeated close-ups, slow motion, and carefully choreographed views of athletes emphasize physical grace beyond straightforward event coverage.
Commissioned by the 1936 Olympic Committee, the film frames the Berlin Games through imagery compatible with Nazi ideals of athletic prowess and national power.
Field hockey, soccer, cycling, equestrian, aquatic, gymnastics, pentathlon, and decathlon events are presented through grace, exertion, and bodily symmetry.
The film builds toward the triumphant conclusion of the Olympic Games and repeatedly treats competition as a grand public celebration.
Films like Olympia: Part Two – Festival of Beauty, and why
Olympia: Part One – Festival of Nations
documentary celebration of athletic achievement shaped by state-sponsored spectacle and nationalism
When We Were Kings
stylized sports documentary using athletic movement, editing, and visual spectacle to elevate competition
Triumph of the Will
politically charged documentary whose formal power is inseparable from ideological framing and historical context
Pina
poetic documentary attention to bodies, movement, and performance within a carefully composed visual design
Movie Details
- Director
- Leni Riefenstahl
- Release Date
- 1938-06-02
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Rating
- 6.7 / 10 (83)
Cast
- Sheigo Arai
- Albert Bachmann
- Daniel Barrow
- Jack Beresford
- Ralf Berzsenyi
- Ferenc Csík
- Richard Degener
- Willemijntje den Ouden
- Charles des Jammonières
- Velma Dunn
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- FlixFling, IndieFlix, IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling
- Buy
- Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Olympia: Part Two – Festival of Beauty about?
- A formally dazzling Olympic documentary that transforms athletic competition into a poetic and politically charged celebration of physical perfection.
- What is Olympia: Part Two – Festival of Beauty like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Olympia: Part Two – Festival of Beauty as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Olympia: Part Two – Festival of Beauty violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Olympia: Part Two – Festival of Beauty.
- Which films are like Olympia: Part Two – Festival of Beauty?
- Films with a similar feel include Olympia: Part One – Festival of Nations, When We Were Kings, Triumph of the Will, and Pina.
- How long is Olympia: Part Two – Festival of Beauty?
- Olympia: Part Two – Festival of Beauty runs 104 minutes.
- Where can I watch Olympia: Part Two – Festival of Beauty?
- In United States, Olympia: Part Two – Festival of Beauty streams on FlixFling, IndieFlix, IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel.
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