Harry Mantel’s Vignettes: Health Club
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Filmmaker Harry Mantel captures the dynamic environment of a Chicago health club through quick edits and an upbeat soundtrack. The film is part of a series titled "Harry Mantel's Vignettes," which were produced and directed by Mantel thanks to a grant from Encyclopedia Britannica. This particular vignette features footage of aerobics classes as well as scenes of health club members exercising and using the gym facilities, including a running track, swimming pool and various weight machines.
Credits
Harry Mantel (filmmaker); Harry Mantel (producer)
Complete catalog record
Date: circa 1983
Cfa collection: Harry Mantel Collection
Notes: The footage opens to a dance studio where a group of people are depicted participating in a exercise routine. The footage captures several close-up shots of people straining and stretching during their work out. The footage focuses on a women in a blue leotard before switching scenes to capture the activity of the gym. People can be seen operating different exercise machines such as a bench press and cycle apparatus. The footage concludes with a shot of a patron checking in at the front desk of the gym.
Subjects: Health; Self improvement; Dance; Cycling
Places: North America > United States > Illinois > Chicago
Language: English
Cfa elements: 250 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/4014
Cfa collection: Harry Mantel Collection
Notes: The footage opens to a dance studio where a group of people are depicted participating in a exercise routine. The footage captures several close-up shots of people straining and stretching during their work out. The footage focuses on a women in a blue leotard before switching scenes to capture the activity of the gym. People can be seen operating different exercise machines such as a bench press and cycle apparatus. The footage concludes with a shot of a patron checking in at the front desk of the gym.
Subjects: Health; Self improvement; Dance; Cycling
Places: North America > United States > Illinois > Chicago
Language: English
Cfa elements: 250 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/4014
Sources
- Chicago Film Archives · record ↗ — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record, video
Record added 2026-11-08 21:25:08