THEME EXPLORATION

chess mastery

12 films · 2 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Seventh Seal
The Seventh Seal
1957 · Ingmar Bergman
Tommy
Tommy
1975 · Ken Russell
Ip Man
Ip Man
2008 · Wilson Yip
Five Fingers of Death
Five Fingers of Death
1972 · Cheng Chang Ho
Kung Fu Hustle
Kung Fu Hustle
2004 · —
The Ride
The Ride
1995 · Amanda Micheli
A Tapestry of a Legendary Land
A Tapestry of a Legendary Land
2024 · Zhou Liya
Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition
Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition
2026 · David Bickerstaff
Kung Fu
Kung Fu
2026 · Giddens Ko
A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo
A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo
1945 · Mikio Naruse
His Motorbike, Her Island
His Motorbike, Her Island
1986 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Sanshiro Sugata Part II/Judo Saga Part II
Sanshiro Sugata Part II/Judo Saga Part II
1945 · Akira Kurosawa
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ray Mendoza India

His film 'The Chess Players' (1977) directly explores chess as a metaphor for political powerlessness and intellectual detachment during colonial India.

 Garry Marshall USA

His documentary 'Bobby Fischer Against the World' (2011) intimately examines the obsessive dedication and mental complexity inherent in pursuing chess mastery at the highest level.