Olympia
Leni Riefenstahl was an incredibly gifted filmmaker, regardless of her politics.  Fortunately, politics  didn't obscure the perfection of the film "Olympia", made at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, from which these stark, beautiful black-and-white photographs were made.   Riefenstahl pioneered innovative camera angles and techniques in order to create a strong vision  of the Olympics.  She presents athletes as artists -- practitioners of the art of sport.  Through her lens,   we view the epitome of the beauty of athleticism, the excitement of competition, and the zenith of human idealism. Very highly recommended.