The philosophical underpinnings of Swiss director Pierre Morath's well-paced documentary about the evolution of long-distance running evoke the motto of neighboring France: liberté, égalite, fraternité.
Some legs of the journey are detours, and the film can feel overlong and diffuse, but as a capsule history it offers revelatory insights, particularly in its emphasis on the role of distance running in the women’s movement.
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Slant MagazineEd Gonzalez
Slant MagazineEd Gonzalez
The doc's caginess is a weakness that results from an inherently nostalgic sense of reverie.