Marathon (1992) - full transcript
A view of the Olympic Games at Barcelona, using the marathon race as the weaving thread.
Produced by
Official film of the XXV Olympiad,
Barcelona 1992
A Carlos Saura film
DEDICATED TO THE CITY OF BARCELONA
AND ITS PEOPLE
According to tradition, Hercules -
Heracles in Ancient Greece -
was the mythical founder
of the Ancient Olympic Games,
as well as the mythical founder
of the city of Barcelona.
Hercules crossed the sun
and separated the two pillars
that separated Europe from Africa,
thus creating the Mediterranean Sea.
Hercules's fleet, made up of nine vessels,
fought against the sea monsters that
impeded his passage across the waters.
One of those vessels, the Barca Nona,
founded the city of Barcelona
and gave it its name.
GERMANY
SWEDEN
I want to offer my warmest welcome
and express my gratitude for the presence
of the highest dignitaries of 32 countries
who have decided to join us here today,
underlining the importance
the world places nowadays
on the Olympic Movement,
which represents
the joint relationship of our committee
with the international federations
and the national Olympic committees.
Finally, it is my great honor
to invite His Majesty,
King Juan Carlos I,
to declare open the games of...
To declare open the games
of the 25th Olympiad of the modern era
in Barcelona.
Welcome, everyone, to Barcelona.
Today,
July 25th, of the year 1992,
I declare open
the Barcelona Olympic Games
which celebrate the 25th Olympiad
of the modern era.
With so many leaves
The sun bids you good morning
With so many banners
Is the sky shining, shining
And so are those behind bars
And those beneath the earth
And so are those within the brig
And those beneath the earth
Hush
Any moment now the bells will ring
This earth belongs to them and to us
FRIENDS FOREVER
112 athletes will compete during
the 42 kilometers and 195 meters
which separate this point,
the city of Mataro,
from the Olympic Stadium
of Montjuic in Barcelona.
Of the 112 athletes, 15 have come in
under two hours, ten minutes.
The world's elite runners
are here at Mataro
for the final of the Olympic marathon.
Thirty seconds to the start.
The true test of the Barcelona Olympics
is about to begin,
the final of the men's marathon.
New Olympic champion,
Paraskevi Patoulidou, Greece.
Official time: 12.64 seconds.
Second place,
LaVonna Martin, 12.69.
And third place,
Yordanka Donkova, 12.70.
OLYMPIC RECORD
HIGH JUMP / WOMEN
WORLD RECORD
HIGH JUMP / MEN
Javier Sotomayor.
Two meters, 34 centimeters.
Olympic champion.
2.34 meters. Javier Sotomayor.
Olympic champion.
WOMEN'S MARATHON
Now about to enter the stadium,
Valentina Yegorova, Unified Team.
First place,
Valentina Yegorova, Unified Team.
Second place, Yuko Arimori, Japan.
And here is Valentina Yegorova,
Unified Team.
Come on. Let's do this.
A couple of blows in the face
and on the balls,
the camera falls down and...
- Let's see if we sweat a bit.
- Yes, let's sweat.
- Do you have the ball?
- Yes.
- Are you going to tie it?
- You ask and...
I have two here.
- In my pocket.
- We have nine altogether.
Yes.
- Maybe I'll tie it again.
- Take it off again.
If I hit the lens,
the eye will come out flying.
Let's see if we finish soon.
- Come on, tie it up.
- Well, come on.
Can you manage?
Come on. Here it goes.
This will be a good one.
It's yours.
OLYMPIC RECORD
POLAND: 2
SPAIN: 3
400 METER HURDLES / MEN
WORLD RECORD
TRIPLE JUMP
Mike Conley, 17 meters, 63 centimeters.
New Olympic record in the triple jump.
LONG JUMP / MEN
At dawn, when they see the brightest star
During the happiest of nights
The little birds, singing
Go and celebrate Him
With their delicate voices
The little birds, singing
Go and celebrate Him
With their delicate voices
Come, birds, come
To celebrate the dawn
And the greatest lady
The heron, the thrush and the jay
Announce the arrival of May
The goldfinch answers
"Every tree turns green again
Every branch blooms
As if it were springtime"
"Every tree turns green again
Every branch blooms
As if it were springtime"
The next Olympic Games will take place
in 1996, in Atlanta, USA.
As wide as can be
She opens her heart to all
Without exception
For race or color
Humble workers, great poets
who've sung verses of love to her
A Sacred Family
has been raised within her
For a sea of loves
Rumbas and flowers
To ascend to heaven
Go to Paralelo
To drown your sorrows
The Fountain of Canaletas
If you seek a lover
Mercado de San Antonio
Enchanting Gypsy
Gypsy enchantress
So filled with grace
More beautiful than the sun
Enchanting Gypsy
Gypsy enchantress
Romantic queen
Who gave birth to us all
She lives a waking dream
She loves and lets herself be loved
So feminine and so beautiful
That's why she has such a power
She has such a power
Barcelona is so captivating
Barcelona has such a power
Her Paseo de Gracia is her power
The children who cry are her power
Her joined words are her power
The flower of Las Ramblas
Is her power
Enchanting Gypsy
Gypsy enchantress
So filled with grace
More beautiful than the sun
Enchanting Gypsy
Gypsy enchantress
Romantic queen
Who gave birth to us all
She has such a power
Barcelona is so captivating
Barcelona has such a power
She has such a power
Barcelona is so captivating
Barcelona has such a power
She has such a power
Barcelona is so captivating
Barcelona has such a power
Official film of the XXV Olympiad,
Barcelona 1992
A Carlos Saura film
DEDICATED TO THE CITY OF BARCELONA
AND ITS PEOPLE
According to tradition, Hercules -
Heracles in Ancient Greece -
was the mythical founder
of the Ancient Olympic Games,
as well as the mythical founder
of the city of Barcelona.
Hercules crossed the sun
and separated the two pillars
that separated Europe from Africa,
thus creating the Mediterranean Sea.
Hercules's fleet, made up of nine vessels,
fought against the sea monsters that
impeded his passage across the waters.
One of those vessels, the Barca Nona,
founded the city of Barcelona
and gave it its name.
GERMANY
SWEDEN
I want to offer my warmest welcome
and express my gratitude for the presence
of the highest dignitaries of 32 countries
who have decided to join us here today,
underlining the importance
the world places nowadays
on the Olympic Movement,
which represents
the joint relationship of our committee
with the international federations
and the national Olympic committees.
Finally, it is my great honor
to invite His Majesty,
King Juan Carlos I,
to declare open the games of...
To declare open the games
of the 25th Olympiad of the modern era
in Barcelona.
Welcome, everyone, to Barcelona.
Today,
July 25th, of the year 1992,
I declare open
the Barcelona Olympic Games
which celebrate the 25th Olympiad
of the modern era.
With so many leaves
The sun bids you good morning
With so many banners
Is the sky shining, shining
And so are those behind bars
And those beneath the earth
And so are those within the brig
And those beneath the earth
Hush
Any moment now the bells will ring
This earth belongs to them and to us
FRIENDS FOREVER
112 athletes will compete during
the 42 kilometers and 195 meters
which separate this point,
the city of Mataro,
from the Olympic Stadium
of Montjuic in Barcelona.
Of the 112 athletes, 15 have come in
under two hours, ten minutes.
The world's elite runners
are here at Mataro
for the final of the Olympic marathon.
Thirty seconds to the start.
The true test of the Barcelona Olympics
is about to begin,
the final of the men's marathon.
New Olympic champion,
Paraskevi Patoulidou, Greece.
Official time: 12.64 seconds.
Second place,
LaVonna Martin, 12.69.
And third place,
Yordanka Donkova, 12.70.
OLYMPIC RECORD
HIGH JUMP / WOMEN
WORLD RECORD
HIGH JUMP / MEN
Javier Sotomayor.
Two meters, 34 centimeters.
Olympic champion.
2.34 meters. Javier Sotomayor.
Olympic champion.
WOMEN'S MARATHON
Now about to enter the stadium,
Valentina Yegorova, Unified Team.
First place,
Valentina Yegorova, Unified Team.
Second place, Yuko Arimori, Japan.
And here is Valentina Yegorova,
Unified Team.
Come on. Let's do this.
A couple of blows in the face
and on the balls,
the camera falls down and...
- Let's see if we sweat a bit.
- Yes, let's sweat.
- Do you have the ball?
- Yes.
- Are you going to tie it?
- You ask and...
I have two here.
- In my pocket.
- We have nine altogether.
Yes.
- Maybe I'll tie it again.
- Take it off again.
If I hit the lens,
the eye will come out flying.
Let's see if we finish soon.
- Come on, tie it up.
- Well, come on.
Can you manage?
Come on. Here it goes.
This will be a good one.
It's yours.
OLYMPIC RECORD
POLAND: 2
SPAIN: 3
400 METER HURDLES / MEN
WORLD RECORD
TRIPLE JUMP
Mike Conley, 17 meters, 63 centimeters.
New Olympic record in the triple jump.
LONG JUMP / MEN
At dawn, when they see the brightest star
During the happiest of nights
The little birds, singing
Go and celebrate Him
With their delicate voices
The little birds, singing
Go and celebrate Him
With their delicate voices
Come, birds, come
To celebrate the dawn
And the greatest lady
The heron, the thrush and the jay
Announce the arrival of May
The goldfinch answers
"Every tree turns green again
Every branch blooms
As if it were springtime"
"Every tree turns green again
Every branch blooms
As if it were springtime"
The next Olympic Games will take place
in 1996, in Atlanta, USA.
As wide as can be
She opens her heart to all
Without exception
For race or color
Humble workers, great poets
who've sung verses of love to her
A Sacred Family
has been raised within her
For a sea of loves
Rumbas and flowers
To ascend to heaven
Go to Paralelo
To drown your sorrows
The Fountain of Canaletas
If you seek a lover
Mercado de San Antonio
Enchanting Gypsy
Gypsy enchantress
So filled with grace
More beautiful than the sun
Enchanting Gypsy
Gypsy enchantress
Romantic queen
Who gave birth to us all
She lives a waking dream
She loves and lets herself be loved
So feminine and so beautiful
That's why she has such a power
She has such a power
Barcelona is so captivating
Barcelona has such a power
Her Paseo de Gracia is her power
The children who cry are her power
Her joined words are her power
The flower of Las Ramblas
Is her power
Enchanting Gypsy
Gypsy enchantress
So filled with grace
More beautiful than the sun
Enchanting Gypsy
Gypsy enchantress
Romantic queen
Who gave birth to us all
She has such a power
Barcelona is so captivating
Barcelona has such a power
She has such a power
Barcelona is so captivating
Barcelona has such a power
She has such a power
Barcelona is so captivating
Barcelona has such a power