Athens 2004 | Opening Ceremony | Allegory

[PhobosRevenge]

The Athens Olympics ceremony was a celebration of mankind

[molinillo45]

beijing fue una porqueria comparada con esta bella ceremonia de inauguracion, la mejor sin duda. :9

[ElysiumNZ]

Finaly a version without the annoying American commentary.

[spanier24]

@ElysiumNZ Yes, I hate when they say that the rocks are the greek islands... many minutes before the rocks touch the water.

[ElysiumNZ]

@spanier24 Only commentary I liked was the British commentary but can't find those videos anymore.

[laertof]

my brother hermes..on the cube...

[jail2121]

Mahler: Symphony No. 3: Part II: Mov. 6 - Part 3 of 3 *This is the soundtrack of this marvelous segment!

[YorgoSkep]

Art, nature,spirit and history in an unbreakable bond!

[magoogam2]

IkarusM1 do you know anything about the make off and behide the scenes of this ceremony? I know they released something in the offcial DVD. But it's impossible to find out in the internet, torrents, emule and etc...Please, I'm looking for this images v=J8w1gZ8M4b4

In this video we can see the rehearsal, the costumes and Dimitris angry...Please, if you notice anything, please answer.

thanks

[paplomatothiki]

i emvlimatiki figoura tragwdias tis Lydias Koniordou diapneomeni apo ti mousiki tou Manou Xatzidaki , kanoun auta ta 10 deuterolepta tin omorfoteri eikona twn Olympiakwn !

[rounick]

@paplomatothiki Την ομορφότερη εικόνα στην Ιστορία των σύγχρονων Ολυμπιακών. Ο χρόνος σταμάτησε για αυτά τα λίγα δευτερόλεπτα.

[Hailstormand]

It's like a living, breathing painting done by René Magritte (the Surrealist). Magnificent!

[vanwick]

Whenever I hear the last movement of Mahler's 3rd Symphony I remember that giant prehistoric handcraft head breaking into pieces, which were meant to represent the Greek isles laying on the Aegean sea. Just memorable.

[ephramk]

Best ceremony ever! Thanks for uploading this version, its so much better than the NBC version which the direction is not as cinematic as this one! Love to see more!

[lourissino]

A masterpiece in time forms and space. A reliquary to all that that is conceived by the man in the need to support his your evolutionary order and his your instinct for protecting his your identity.

Congratulations to the creators of this work and a deep gratefulness to that one who shared it in this form and way.

Gerardo Bozart

[eldent27]

I woke up with this marble head in my hands;

it exhausts my elbows and I don't know where to put it down.

It was falling into the dream as I was coming out of the dream

so our life became one and it will be very difficult for it to separate again."

George Seferis - Mythistorima 3

Nobel Prize for Literature, 1963

[rounick]

@eldent27 If (and that's a big if..) is still alive today, it's because it stands on the shoulders of giants,like Seferis.