The effortless style of the champion gymnast seems a piece of cake. Made without commentary, this film begins with eager young people going through their exercises in a school gymnasium and concludes with an exhibition of faultless gymnastics at the 1973 China-Canada competitions.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
015313
Subject categories
Crafts & Visual Arts → Movement, Aesthetics of
Documentary → Documentary films - Canada
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Exercise
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Physical fitness
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Gymnastics
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Movement, Aesthetics of
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Sports
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)