Thanks to all for the responses so far - as to the question as to where I sourced the copy of Klimov's Sport, Sport, Sport - it was eventually sourced through Gosfilmofond for a lecturer friend at Brighton University- the DVD copy was in Russian only. There is a 35mm subtitled copy at BFI available for private viewing (at a price) and there is also a copy at the School of Slavonic and East European Studies in London (though there are probably access problems for those not studying at SSEES). Previously, I spent a few years trying to hunt down a copy in Moscow in the all the video/dvd stores and markets but to no avail. It was shown once at a cinema in the suburbs of Moscow about four years ago - there were three of us in the audience! It is probably Klimov's least known film in Russia but is highly rated by some - both Sergei Yutkevich and Alexandr Sokurov have been quoted as saying that it is Klimov's most interesting film. Klimov himself, though, was not as attached to it as many of his other films.
> Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:00:58 +0100
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> Subject: Re: Part Documentary/ Part Narrative Films
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> hi giuliano,
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> where did you source a copy of the klimov film from?
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> with thanks -
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> ben
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> I am undertaking research into a Soviet sports film called 'Sport, Sport, Sport' by Elem Klimov which is a film which mixes documentary with fiction/fantasy elements. I am interested in researching into a number of threads re this film and would be interested if members of this list could help me with advice on any of the following:
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> 1) other examples of films which merge documentary and fiction/fantasy sequences;
> 2) formally innovatory sports documentaries/ sports fiction films;
> 3) any studies (articles/ full-length books) which may be of use
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> Many thanks
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> Giuliano Vivaldi
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