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The largest sporting event in the world kicks off in Tokyo, and this is a good opportunity to complete a viewing of some of the most famous and successful works that have dealt with the various competitions. Who won our podium?


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Just before the Tokyo Olympics kick off, these are the movies you must see

The largest sporting event in the world kicks off in Tokyo, and this is a good opportunity to complete a viewing of some of the most famous and successful works that have dealt with the various competitions.

Who won our podium?

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Thursday, 22 July 2021, 07:00 Updated: 12:42

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From the movie "I'm Tonya" (Lev Cinema)

At a good and successful time, the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Tokyo will be held this coming Friday (14:00 Israel time).

Despite the postponement of a year and the absence of the audience from the competitions, it is still the largest sporting event in the world and as befits one, quite a few films have been made about it over the years.



Anyone who wants to spice up the Tokyo 2020 Olympics with a bit of cinema is welcome to check out this top ten list.

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10th place: The Race - Race (2016)

The story of Jesse Evans, the man who stunned Hitler, is probably the greatest in the history of games.

The biographical film made about him?

A little less, but still worth watching.

The meaning of the name is lost in Hebrew (Race - both race and race) and the film itself is a bit too long, but overall, the work starring Stephen James as Evans and Jason Sadakis as his coach Larry Snyder does the job and does a good job of conveying this amazing story.

9th place: Dizzy surfing - Downhill Racer (1969)

Although its historical and current status is smaller than that of the Summer Olympics, the Winter Olympics has been the focus of quite a few films, including this one, starring Robert Redford as an American skier and Gene Hackman as the coach.

The film came out right after "Kid and Cassidy," but despite Redford not enjoying box office success.

Critics, on the other hand, were particularly enthusiastic and Roger Ebert, perhaps the most important critic of all time, even called it "the best film ever made about sports."

Another bonus: if you don’t blink, you can see Sylvester Stallone emerging as a standout, in one of his first film appearances.

8th place: Love on thin ice - The Cutting Edge (1992)

The three pledges were made between 2006 and 2010 for this film, which became a surprising hit when it came out.

None of them of course managed to capture the magic of the original - a romantic comedy about the pampered skater and captain of the American ice-hockey team, who suddenly becomes her unexpected partner in the artistic dance.

A short (100-minute) and accurate film that successfully combines all the characteristics of the genre of romantic comedy with the pursuit of many athletes for Olympic fame, at any cost.

Place 7: The Miracle of Determination - Miracle (2004)

"Do you believe in miracles?" He shouted into the microphone broadcasting to Michaels on February 22, 1980, as the United States' amateur ice-hockey team completed one of the biggest sensations in the history of the sport and defeated the formidable rival from the Soviet Union.

"The Miracle on Ice" is an Olympic-American mythology and the film, starring Kurt Russell who stepped into the shoes of coach Rabbi Brooks, tries to recreate the event as accurately as possible (players were required to learn hundreds of moves that took place in reality).

The result?

Not memorable, but definitely not bad.

6th place: Jamaica below zero - Cool Runnings (1993)

The charming Disney comedy starring the late John F. Kennedy, as a coach who disobeyed but wins redemption as he coaches the Jamaican snow sledding team ahead of her performance at the Olympics.

The story is faintly based on a real case and the film has become a real cult, as it manages to be both funny, emotional and, somehow, to avoid too much racism.

The cover of "I Can See Clearly Now" will not go unnoticed, as will the film's smash hit:



Feel the Rhythm!

Feel the Rhyme!

Get on up, it's bobsled time!

Cool Runnings!

5th place: The Moment of Truth - Personal Best (1982)

Three years after starring in Manhattan alongside Woody Allen, Mariel Hemingway in her next film turned to sports and brilliantly plays Chris Cahill, an American athlete who fails to qualify for the 1976 Olympics. During the film, she develops a relationship with one of her teammates and does everything on To get a ticket to the next Olympics, only to find that the United States is boycotting the games in Moscow.

It was the first of only four films directed by Robert Town, best known as a legendary screenwriter ("Chinatown").

4th place: Foxcatcher - Foxcatcher (2014)

One of the most acclaimed and acclaimed films on this list - he won director Bennett Miller the directorial award at the Cannes Film Festival, as well as an Oscar nomination.

In addition, the film was nominated for four more Oscars, including for acting performances by Mark Rufflau and Steve Carl.



Ruflau, along with Channing Tatum, play Mark and Dave Schultz, brothers and stars of the American Wrestling Team at the 1984 Olympics, in which they won gold medals.

Karl plays the unsettled billionaire John Du Pont, who extended his sponsorship to them and invited them to practice on his huge estate.

Do not miss the film, though or because it will leave you with a terrible sense of distress at the end.

Place 3: I, Tonya - I, Tonya (2017)

And here's another Oscar-winning film, with a slew of nominations and a statuette for Allison Jenny in the supporting actress category, for her role as the mother of ice skater Tonya Harding.



Margo Ruby plays Harding herself, and the film follows the struggle between her and her rival in the American team for the 1994 Winter Olympics, Nancy Kerrigan - a struggle that, as I recall, ended in an unusually violent attack.

As befits the world of ice skating, the film does so in a dizzying way, and it presents the story from different perspectives, so that there is a fascinating discussion of the most elusive concept - the truth.



Although Reading and Krigan are American, and the story became one of the most talked about in the United States in the 1990s, Margo Robbie is Australian and so is the film's director, Craig Gillespie, who most recently directed "Crowella."

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2nd place: Olympia - Olympia (1938)

It's not easy to watch Lenny Riefenstahl's documentary.

The obvious reason is what is presented in it - the 1936 Nazi Olympics led by Adolf Hitler, with whom we also opened this ranking.

The second reason is its length, 226 minutes (in two parts).

At the same time, it is recommended for anyone who loves the Olympics and / or sports movies.



Under the auspices of Josef Goebbels, Riefenstahl has been given full access to athletes, and they are being shown at "Olympia" as they had not been seen in cinema until then.

The talented director invented in the film a variety of cinematic tools that are familiar to us to this day, slow motion in crucial sporting moments, underwater photography and more.

Beyond that, this is a fascinating historical document, showcasing the frightening combination of a murderous dictatorship and a sporting celebration, which helps create a smokescreen.

The moments when Jesse Evans amazes the Fuhrer and the entire stadium are especially moving and painful.

Place 1: Chariots of Fire (1981)

And at the top of the podium ... there are not many sports films that win four Oscars, let alone the award for best film.

Director Hugh Hudson's "Chariots of Fire," which failed to replicate the success later, did so, and five minutes after you sit down to watch it, you'll understand exactly why.

"Chariots of Fire" managed to take a rather memorable story, about two British runners at the 1924 Olympics, and turn it into a mesmerizing cinematic experience.

The music of the Greek composer Vengalis became iconic, and was inspired by a variety of imitations, and Colin Wiland's screenplay touches on a variety of issues, including the connection between religion and sport and the Olympic spirit, which is expressed here in all its exclusivity and intensity.

And five more Olympic films that cannot be forgotten

Nadia (1984) - A cult TV movie about the legendary gymnast Nadia Comanche.



One Day in September (1999) - Oscar-winning documentary about the murder of junior athletes in the Olympic Games in Munich in 1972 and the implications of the case.



Limitless (1998) - another film Olympian Robert tau i, and this time the runner famous Steve Frifontiin and coach and later founder of Nike, Bill Boormn .



Asterix at the Olympics (2008) - French blockbuster based on the beloved comic strip, with a magnificent cast includes Gerard Depardieu and Alain Delon.



Eddie Eagle (2016) - a biography of Michael "Eddie" Edwards, the famous British ski jumps.

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