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13 Days in France

1968 · 112 min

A bright, breezy time capsule of winter sport, gliding from slope to slope with cheerful spectacle and little introspection.

Genres
Documentary, History
Overview
This colorful documentary chronicles the events of the 1968 Winter Olympics in France. The events made international celebrities of skater Peggy Fleming and skier Jean-Claude Killy for their gold-medal performances. The camera accurately catches the speed of bobsleds and downhill racers and ski jumpers as they race for the gold. President Charles DeGaulle is shown observing the action over 13 days, which saw France earn the best performance to date in the winter games.
How it feels
Warm, earnest and light. Measured and easy to follow.
About
Sport, ambition, celebrity, exploration
Content
No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
Note
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In this series

100 Years of Olympic Films: 1912–2012

  1. XIVth Olympiad: The Glory of SportMovie · 1948
  2. The Melbourne RendezvousMovie · 1957
  3. Alain MimounShort film · 1959
  4. Tokyo OlympiadMovie · 1965
  5. 13 Days in FranceMovie · 1968 This title
  6. Snows of GrenobleMovie · 1968
  7. Visions of EightMovie · 1973
  8. Games of the XXI OlympiadMovie · 1977
  9. O Sport, You Are Peace!Movie · 1981
  10. 16 Days of GloryMovie · 1985
  11. MarathonMovie · 1993
  12. Salt Lake City 2002: Stories of Olympic GloryMovie · 2003

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Full breakdown
Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
Places
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror0
Humour3
Realism9
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness1
Complexity2
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
documentary, history
Directed by
Claude Lelouch, François Reichenbach
Written by
Pierre Uytterhoeven
Starring
Jean-Claude Killy, Peggy Fleming
Music
Francis Lai
Cinematography
Guy Gilles, Jean Collomb
Runtime
112 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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