Erik(A)

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  • AconventionaldocumentaryaboutAustrianAlpineErikaSc… AconventionaldocumentaryaboutAustrianAlpineErikaSchineggerwhowasachampionskierinthe1960s.In1968OlympicofficialsdiscoveredinatestthatErikawasachromosomallymaleand,therefore,nolongereligibletoskiinwomen’scompetitions.Inthisfilm,concerningmemoriesandstillcurrentgenderissues,thedirectorinterviewsnow-calledErik,aswellasteammates,themother,sportofficials,anddoctors,toreporttheriseandfalloftheprideofAustria.Itisamazingthatthepresent-dayErikissuchabalanced,friendly,charismaticindividual,consideringhownarrow-mindedandinsularthepeopleinhiscommunitywereatthattime. Thefilmisfullof1960s,black-and-whitehomefilmswhichmakesitbothauthenticaswellasslowandtedious,althoughthisisapertinenttopiceventoday.AfascinatingchapterofAustria’shistoryofsports.