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 medals in a single Olympics.
Finnish athletes at the games in Rio de Janeiro. Arrival by ship, competition, scenery. Spending time on the ship, harbor, loading, cityscape, countryside.
