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Summaries. Two British track athletes, one a determined Jew and the other a devout Christian, are driven to win in the 1924 Olympics as they wrestle with issues of pride and conscience.
Plot. During a 1978 funeral service in London in honour of the life of Harold Abrahams, headed by his former colleague Lord Andrew Lindsay, there is a flashback to when he was young and in a group of athletes running along a beach.
May 13, 2024 · Chariots of Fire, British dramatic film, released in 1981, that tells the true story of two British runners who brought glory to their country in the Olympic Games of 1924 in Paris. The film won both the BAFTA Award and the Academy Award for best picture and also garnered the Golden Globe Award for best foreign movie.
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Dec 9, 2009 · “Chariots of Fire” describes some of the reasons why people become fiercely competitive, introduces the Scottish missionary movement, acquaints the viewer with early Olympic competitions, and shows England in the 1920s, including the anti-Semitism of some people at that time.
Think back to your viewing of Chariots of Fire. What is the enigma at the very beginning of the film? How are we introduced to the characters? How are the main characters of Abrahams and Liddell introduced to us? What are the initial conflicts that are introduced and at what point in the film do you think this happens? Developing the action
“Chariots of Fire” creates deep feelings among many members of its audiences, and it does that not so much with its story or even its characters as with particular moments that are very sharply seen and heard.
Aug 8, 2012 · It is much more than just a film about two British runners winning gold medals at the 1924 Paris Olympics, enhanced by the lyrical slow motion running scenes, the iconic Vangelis score and superb performances by the then unknown Ben Cross and Ian Charleson.
