Thursday Cinema
Olympia

Thursday Cinema’s September-December program begins with the screening of the 1938 documentary Olympia. A total of 12 films, documentaries and features focusing on the impacts of international mega-events, including world fairs, world cups and olympic games, on the urban fabric will be screened in the Auditorium at SALT Galata.

Olympia 1. Teil: Fest der Völker
[Olympia Part 1: Festival of the Nations] (1938)
September 29, 19.00
SALT Galata, Auditorium

Director: Leni Riefenstahl
127 minutes
German; Turkish and English subtitles

Olympia 2. Teil: Fest der Schönheit
[Olympia Part 2: Festival of Beauty] (1938)
October 6, 19.00
SALT Galata, Auditorium

Director: Leni Riefenstahl
103 minutes
German; Turkish and English subtitles

Commissioned by the Olympic Committee to document the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Leni Riefenstahl’s two-part documentary Olympia features footage and highlights including the pentathlon, American athlete Glenn Morris’ gold medal-winning decathlon, and the closing ceremony. The film features particular focus upon the perfected physiques of the competitors in celebration of the achievements of human strength. Riefenstahl developed a technique during the filming of Olympia leading way for future expectations of Olympics’ documentation. The artistic skills in visualization and editing retained Riefenstahl’s cinematography as revolutionary for the film industry, awarding the documentary “Best Film” at the 1938 Venice Film Festival.


Thursday Cinema is supported by Garanti Mortgage. Program is free. Reservations are not accepted.