Ona Carbonell: Starting Over

Starting with a long and lyrical overture, evoking the origins of the Olympic Games in ancient Greece, Riefenstahl covers twenty-one athletic events in the first half of this two-part love letter to the human body and spirit, culminating with the marathon, where Jesse Owens became the first track and field athlete to win four gold meda...

Runtime

2h 7m

Director

Leni Riefenstahl

Cast

David Albritton, Jack Beresford, Arvo Askola

Part two of Leni Riefenstahl's monumental examination of the 1938 Olympic Games, the cameras leave the main stadium and venture into the many halls and fields deployed for such sports as fencing, polo, cycling, and the modern pentathlon, which was won by American Glenn Morris.

Runtime

1h 44m

Director

Leni Riefenstahl

Cast

Sheigo Arai, Jack Beresford, Ralf Berzsenyi

This Traveltalk visit to Japan starts with a look at the country's cherry blossom trees, tulips, and ubiquitous gardens. We then see the proper manner for preparing a woman's hair and wearing a kimono.

Runtime

9m

Cast

James A. FitzPatrick

Follows the behind-the-scenes work of Studio Ghibli, focusing on the notable figures Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata, and Toshio Suzuki.

Runtime

1h 58m

Director

Mami Sunada

Cast

Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata, Hideaki Anno

This Nazi propaganda film covers the 1936 Winter Olympics that were held in Germany.

Runtime

38m

Director

Herbert Brieger

Cast

Adolf Hitler