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Particularity, Universality, & How Olympic Values Have Gone a Stinker
The scene is iconic, embedded indelibly in cinematic history. Everyone knows it: the runners’ feet slapping against the sand and surf, the noise of their splashing strides slowly giving way to the full tilt of Vangelis’ rousing theme. The camera itself now …