Showing posts with label Film. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Film. Show all posts

Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Russia part 12 - Moscow Summer Olympics 1980. Official Film

"Oh Sport, You Are Peace!" is the official film of the 1980 Moscow Summer Olympics distributed by Mosfilm. Yuri Ozerov, director; Alexandra Pakhmutova, music; Nicholai Dobronravov, script. 1981: Mosfilm, Moscow, U.S.S.R.

O, Sport, You - the Peace (Oh, Sport - You Are Peace!)! (Russian: О спорт, ты - мир! transliterated as O sport, ty - mir!) was a 1981 documentary film directed by Yuri Ozerov. Alexandra Pahkmutova was the composer, and her husband, poet Nicholai Dobronravov, provided the script. (Wikipedia)

In addition to showing many Gold medal performances, this film shows the opening and closing ceremonies of the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow. 

The director was awarded the State Prize of the USSR in 1982.

This film was recently digitized and made publicly available, thankfully. This film was shown throughout the USSR in 1981, but was lost to posterity, until now.

Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Slovenia part 2 - Film Ljubljana

Ljubljana is presented both as a city of delights and Slovenia's capital and business centre. The video shows its attractions, its blend of historical and youthful features and, above all, its incredibly friendly and relaxed atmosphere.