![The Melbourne Rendezvous](https://i3.wp.com/image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/6RBbUPjXnJYQMIfpFMNAy4otx7z.jpg)
Plot
Rendez-Vous a Melbourne is the official filmed record of the 1956 Olympic Games in Australia. At the time of its release, there was much controversy in the documentary-filmmaking world over the fact that the Aussies signed over exclusive distribution rights to a French firm, resulting in a boycott from other movie companies. None of this matters when the film is seen today: though not in the same league as Leni Reifenstahl's Olympiad, this 110-minute extravaganza is consistently entertaining. Fifteen cameras were utilized to lens every aspect of the event; it was then up to editors Jean Dudrumet and Monique Lacombe to burrow through miles and miles of film to cull the highlights seen herein. Portions of Rendez-Vous a Melbourne have since resurfaced in practically every Olympics documentary -- not to mention the many TV specials attending the now-biannual event.
Writer | Hubert-René Lucot |
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Director | René Lucot |
Actor | François Périer, Raymond Marcillac |
Country | France |
Production | Productions CSA |