Can we achieve ‘victory’ or do we just end up where we started?
Germany 1998, 8 minutes
Programme Notes
Director: Robert Krause
Comments
“Amazing photography”
“Wunderbar (shon). Ausgezeichnet!”
“Sad Horrifying”
“And then what…?”
“Echoes of Leni R. in the first part.”
“Come back Leni Reifenstahl – all is forgiven!”
“Beautifully photographed gymnastics but a bit sentimental.”
“Good photography – over sentimental handling of the story.”
“Very confusing: cannot comment on (whether) good or bad.”
“Unrelentingly gripping: so short (but) it said so much.”
“There were two sub-texts not followed through:- a) a Nazi theme b) a homo-erotic theme. Slight distraction to the main message: victory can be over disaster as well as an athletic triumph.”