Here’s Peggy Fleming Part 1

Duration: 12:00

Year Published: 1970

Creator: Peggy Fleming

Complete Record: Almost abstract depiction of a figure skater. Pov shot looking up into ice rink lights, then ice skater (Fleming) alone on a black rink. Titles end with a credit for Kodak and Fleming holding a Kodak camera. Then, it cuts to an actual ad for Kodak super 8 (s8; super8) film: people on dune buggies, weddings, etc. We see Fleming walking down a tree lined road, then it goes into a weird fantasy sequence with Fleming skating through scenes that could be from old musicals or Hollywood fantasies. There are sets built onto ice for her to skate around on. Beauty and the Beast? Prince Charming? Then another ad for kodak: this one is for slide film. Fleming is back on the rink, skating around a hockey team. She puts on a record and dances around the players. Next, Fleming cuts figures into the ice. This is mostly overhead shots of her skating. Then we see archival shots of her skating in competitions and winning her gold medal. Back to the fantasy shots, she skates around with a prince in a white suit. We cut to another goofy Kodak ad; this one is Christmas themed. Now a musical comedy sequence with Spanky and Our Gang. Very... interesting. They seem to be in Holland.