Art Cinema, Olympiad, and the World

As Paris—and the rest of the planet—prepare for the forthcoming 2024 Summer Olympic Games, Art Cinema, Olympiad, and the World offers a survey of cinematic reflections on the Olympics from across the globe: innovatively imagined, high-style depictions of and reflections on the monolithic sporting spectacle. Films by Kon Ichikawa, Věra Chytilová, Masahiro Shinoda, Carlos Saura, and others act as kaleidoscopic investigations of the diverse set of social, economic, political, and industrial networks that operate around each edition of the Games, not only providing visionary depictions of top-caliber sport, but reflecting on how Olympics have—or might have—impacted people’s lives outside of the competitive arena.

Programmer Lydia Ogwang gives special thanks to Brian Belovarac (Janus Films).