A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
February 9, 1982
Original Title:
Олимпионики
Alternate Titles:
Olimpioniki
Genres:
Animation
Production Companies:
Soyuzmultfilm
Production Countries:
Soviet Union
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 20
This is a somewhat ironic, but very informative story about the origin, development and decline of the Greek Olympiad tradition, set out with the help of an off-screen commentary read by Z. Gerdt. Ancient history is described in great detail and exciting. In the graphic decision, artists were guided by the ancient Greek monuments, first of all - vase paintings, stylized for them and characters, and decorations, up to imitation cracks. In the film there are a lot of full-scale shots, and in particular it is interesting to frame the photographs of the bas-reliefs of the Pergamon altar shot by Yuriy Norshtein. The film ends with documentary shots of the opening of the Olympics-80 in Moscow.
Animation:
Violetta Kolesnikova
Yuri Norstein
Tatyana Pomerantseva
Galina Zebrova
Aleksandr Mazaev
Aleksey Bukin
Vladimir Vyshegorodtsev
Iosif Kuroyan
Art Direction:
Vladimir Zuykov
Lyudmila Koshkina
Director:
Fyodor Khitruk
Director of Photography:
Kabul Rasulov
Original Music Composer:
Shandor Kallosh
Producer:
Natan Bitman
Screenplay:
Fyodor Khitruk
Script Editor:
Raisa Frichinskaya
Sound Director:
Boris Filchikov
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