CAPFILM: TOKYO OLYMPIAD – Image, Sound & Silence Art House Film Series
CAPFILM: TOKYO OLYMPIAD – Image, Sound & Silence Art House Film Series
CAPFILM: TOKYO OLYMPIAD – Image, Sound & Silence Art House Film Series
* Discounts available for multiple Art House film purchases.
A spectacle of magnificent proportions, Kon Ichikawa’s TOKYO OLYMPIAD ranks among the greatest documentaries of sport ever committed to film. Utilizing glorious widescreen cinematography, Ichikawa examines the beauty and rich drama on display at the 1964 Summer Games in Tokyo, creating a catalogue of extraordinary observations that range from the expansive to the intimate. The glory, despair, passion and suffering of Olympic competition are rendered with lyricism and technical mastery, culminating in an inspiring testament to the beauty of the human body and the strength of the human spirit.
Image, Sound and Silence ~ An Art House Film Series
Art House Film is one of the most bold, dynamic and influential parts of cinema history. While its impact on filmmaking is significant, it is extremely broad, can be challenging to access, and may be difficult to know where to begin. This series—the first of its kind to be presented at the Appell Center—is designed as an introduction, opening the door for our audiences into the wide world of the Art House.
We will explore pivotal film movements, screen films across different eras, celebrate national film traditions from around the globe and filmmakers who have made far-reaching impressions on world cinema. This spring, the series is focusing on Documentaries.
Whether you are completely new to these films or have seen them many times before, we hope to create a community around this series; encouraging audiences to share their thoughts through discussion following the full theatrical experience and sparking a continued sense of creative exploration.
