The Everlasting Flame

2009 1h 41m EN

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6.4

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★9.0TMDB · 5★6.4IMDB · 87

Documentary

Synopsis

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A documentary covering the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Mark Griffiths
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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Gu Jun
Writers: Qi Wu, Albert Wan, Amelia Peiling Lee
Languages: Mandarin, English
Countries: China

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Released 17 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Mandarin, English.

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ERA

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Part of the "100 Years of Olympic Films: 1912–2012" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Gu Jun, shot by Xiong Li. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Wen Feng shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1491616 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Gu Jun directs. Xiong Li behind the camera. Wen Feng cuts. Produced in China. Dialogue in Mandarin, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 17 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Mandarin, English.
3Part of the "100 Years of Olympic Films: 1912–2012" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Gu Jun, shot by Xiong Li. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Wen Feng shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7IMDB entry: tt1491616 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Xiong Li
Editing: Wen Feng
Runtime: 101 min · 1h 41m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: The Everlasting Flame (2009)
IMDB rating: 6.4/10 · 87 votes
MPAA: Not Rated

Part of

100 Years of Olympic Films: 1912–2012

Spanning fifty-three movies and forty-one editions of the Olympic Games, 100 Years of Olympic Films: 1912–2012 is the culmination of a monumental, award-winning archival project encompassing dozens of new restorations by the International Olympic Committee. The documentaries collected here cast a cinematic eye on some of the most iconic moments in the history of modern sports, spotlighting athletes who embody the Olympic motto of “Faster, Higher, Stronger”: Jesse Owens shattering world records on the track in 1936 Berlin, Jean-Claude Killy dominating the Grenoble slopes in 1968, Joan Benoit breaking away to win the Games’ first women’s marathon in Los Angeles in 1984.