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Sport, Sport, Sport
Sport, Sport, Sport (Russian: Спорт, спорт, спорт) is a 1970 Soviet sports film directed by Elem Klimov.[1][2][3] The film combines staged scenes, documentary episodes about Soviet and foreign athletes, newsreels.[4] The film tells the history of the development of sports, showing the stadiums of Moscow, Philadelphia, Stockholm and Mexico City in the past and future.[5] PlotThe film opens with the following subtitle: "Several stories take place in the stadium arena, in the stands, and beneath the bleachers. Real athletes, coaches, and fans will introduce you to the everyday life of sports and its legends. We advise you to approach the tales of the old masseur with caution." The action unfolds across stadiums in Moscow, Philadelphia, Stockholm, and Mexico City, as well as in imagined arenas of the future and distant past. Combining documentary footage of real sporting events with narrative vignettes presented through pantomime and ballet, the filmmakers explore the evolution of sports and its intersection with politics, art, and ethics. The central narrative revolves around the anecdotes of Uncle Volodya, an old masseur, who shares his tales with young athletes training at a sports complex. According to him, he once trained the famous pre-World War I runner Jean Bouin. At a championship in London, he reportedly helped a Soviet heavyweight boxer lose 13 kilograms to qualify in the light heavyweight category. To uplift a young boxer who has just lost a match, Uncle Volodya recounts the legendary duel between merchant Kalashnikov and Kiribeevich from Russian folklore. He also speculates about the future of sports, envisioning a time when sports will be inseparably tied to art, with no winners or losers, and where massage will take center stage. Uncle Volodya’s stories are interspersed with archival footage and episodes from sports history, including:
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