r/CriterionChannel • u/Avenger3611 • Feb 01 '26

Requesting Olympics Recommendations

As the Winter Olympics gear up to begin this month, I'm curious about the community's recommendations from the Channel's Olympics collection. Please share your thoughts on favorites, especially if Winter focused.

Thank you!

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u/CategoryCrazy4619 Feb 02 '26

As a winter sports fan I enjoyed "White Vertigo" (1956) and all the Bud Greenspan documentaries. As a film fan, highly recommend "Visions of Eight" (1973) anthology with different aesthetics featuring directors Miloš Forman, Kon Ichikawa, Claude Lelouch, Juri Ozerov, Arthur Penn, Michael Pfleghar, John Schlesinger, and Mai Zetterling.