Leni Riefenstahl’s film Olympia
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Leni Riefenstahl’s film *Olympia* is a landmark 1938 documentary that artistically chronicles the 1936 Berlin Olympics, renowned for its innovative cinematography and controversial association with Nazi propaganda.
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| Leni Riefenstahl’s film Olympia canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Leni Riefenstahl’s film Olympia Context triple: [1936 Summer Olympics, notableFor, Leni Riefenstahl’s film Olympia]
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Leni Riefenstahl
Leni Riefenstahl was a German filmmaker and photographer best known for her pioneering but highly controversial propaganda films made for the Nazi regime.
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film L'Age d'Or
L'Age d'Or is a 1930 surrealist film directed by Luis Buñuel, co-written with Salvador Dalí, renowned for its shocking, anti-bourgeois imagery and early avant-garde style.
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C.
100 Años de Cine
100 Años de Cine is a film project directed by Australian filmmaker Gillian Armstrong, likely exploring the history and evolution of cinema over a century.
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D.
Battleship Potemkin
Battleship Potemkin is a landmark 1925 Soviet silent film directed by Sergei Eisenstein, renowned for its innovative montage editing and its influential depiction of the 1905 mutiny aboard a Russian battleship.
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E.
Lawrence of Arabia
"Lawrence of Arabia" is a 1962 epic historical drama film directed by David Lean that chronicles the World War I exploits of British officer T. E. Lawrence in the Arabian Peninsula.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Leni Riefenstahl’s film Olympia Target entity description: Leni Riefenstahl’s film *Olympia* is a landmark 1938 documentary that artistically chronicles the 1936 Berlin Olympics, renowned for its innovative cinematography and controversial association with Nazi propaganda.
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A.
Leni Riefenstahl
Leni Riefenstahl was a German filmmaker and photographer best known for her pioneering but highly controversial propaganda films made for the Nazi regime.
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B.
film L'Age d'Or
L'Age d'Or is a 1930 surrealist film directed by Luis Buñuel, co-written with Salvador Dalí, renowned for its shocking, anti-bourgeois imagery and early avant-garde style.
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C.
100 Años de Cine
100 Años de Cine is a film project directed by Australian filmmaker Gillian Armstrong, likely exploring the history and evolution of cinema over a century.
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D.
Battleship Potemkin
Battleship Potemkin is a landmark 1925 Soviet silent film directed by Sergei Eisenstein, renowned for its innovative montage editing and its influential depiction of the 1905 mutiny aboard a Russian battleship.
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E.
Lawrence of Arabia
"Lawrence of Arabia" is a 1962 epic historical drama film directed by David Lean that chronicles the World War I exploits of British officer T. E. Lawrence in the Arabian Peninsula.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German film
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documentary film ⓘ sports film ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Nazi propaganda ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Coppa Mussolini for Best Foreign Film
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National Board of Review: Top Foreign Film ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy |
Hans Ertl
ⓘ
Walter Frentz ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
Nazi Germany
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surface form:
Nazi government of Germany
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| controversialFor | aestheticization of Nazi ideology ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| director | Leni Riefenstahl ⓘ |
| directorOfPhotographyTechnique |
dynamic camera movement
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underwater photography in diving sequences ⓘ use of telephoto lenses ⓘ |
| editedBy |
Leni Riefenstahl
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Paul Falkenberg ⓘ |
| featuresAthlete | Jesse Owens ⓘ |
| featuresEvent |
Olympic Games opening ceremony television production
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surface form:
Olympic Games opening ceremony
diving competitions ⓘ track and field competitions ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Berlin ⓘ |
| follows |
Triumph des Willens
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surface form:
Triumph of the Will
|
| genre |
documentary
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sports documentary ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
later Olympic films
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sports cinematography ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Olympia Part One: Festival of Nations
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Olympia Part One: Festival of Nations ⓘ
surface form:
Olympia Part Two: Festival of Beauty
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| language | German ⓘ |
| musicBy | Herbert Windt ⓘ |
| notableFor |
aerial photography
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influence on sports broadcasting aesthetics ⓘ innovative cinematography ⓘ montage editing ⓘ slow-motion sports photography ⓘ tracking shots ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1938-04-20 ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Berlin ⓘ |
| producer | Leni Riefenstahl ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Reich Ministry of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda
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surface form:
Reichsministerium für Volksaufklärung und Propaganda
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| publicationDate | 1938 ⓘ |
| releaseFormat | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| runningTime | approximately 220 minutes ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| subject | 1936 Summer Olympics ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | 1936 ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
1936 Summer Olympics