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Review

Hypnotic and unusual, this balletic appreciation of the male form in motion features five world-class gymnasts who are filmed while warming up and performing incredible gymnastic exercises. Self-described by the makers as "the video equivalent of a 'high-end' coffee table book," the hook for this visually stunning video is that the young men, all from Eastern Europe, are seen both with and without their clothing. The nudity, gratuitous to some, enjoyable to others, helps in revealing the amazing strength and fluidity of the athletes. Producer and director Layne Derrick was determined to create a gymnastic art film with men in the nude, remarking, "We thought our biggest challenge would be finding top, internationally ranked gymnasts willing to perform without clothes. We learned that nudity was not an important issue to Europeans."