THEME EXPLORATION

French football politics

12 films · 2 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Patrice O'Neal: Elephant in the Room
Patrice O'Neal: Elephant in the Room
2011 · Beth McCarthy-Miller
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo
Breathless
Breathless
1960 · Jean-Luc Godard
Flesh and the Woman
Flesh and the Woman
1954 · Robert Siodmak
Primary Colors
Primary Colors
1998 · Mike Nichols
Giovanna d’Arco
Giovanna d’Arco
1989 · Werner Herzog
The Lives of Others
The Lives of Others
2006 · Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Jim Ritchie Sculptor
Jim Ritchie Sculptor
1971 · David Cronenberg
Short Plays
Short Plays
2014 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
1988 · Robert Zemeckis
Holidays by the Sea
Holidays by the Sea
2011 · Pascal Rabaté
Une vraie jeune fille
Une vraie jeune fille
1975 · Catherine Breillat
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His socially conscious films explore class struggle and political systems that parallel the institutional power dynamics in French football governance.

 Mathieu Kassovitz France

His films interrogate French identity, nationalism, and social division—themes deeply intertwined with French football's political significance and cultural role.