THEME EXPLORATION

sports authority

26 films · 3 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Kings Ransom
Kings Ransom
2009 · Peter Berg
Touchdown Mickey
Touchdown Mickey
1932 · Wilfred Jackson
Man on Wire
Man on Wire
2008 · James Marsh
Das Schloß
Das Schloß
1997 · Michael Haneke
Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations
Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations
1938 · Leni Riefenstahl
Short Plays
Short Plays
2014 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
1962 · Tony Richardson
Hajime no Ippo
Hajime no Ippo
2003 · —
2DIE4
2DIE4
2026 · André Abdala
The Blue Trail
The Blue Trail
2026 · Gabriel Mascaro
A Foggy Tale
A Foggy Tale
2026 · Chen Yu-hsun
A Man For All Seasons
A Man For All Seasons
1966 · Fred Zinnemann
Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye
Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye
1977 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Dead Poets Society
Dead Poets Society
1989 · Peter Weir
Evelyn
Evelyn
2002 · Bruce Beresford
Il Vangelo secondo Matteo
Il Vangelo secondo Matteo
1964 · Pier Paolo Pasolini
Giraffe Football or “The Alternative”
Giraffe Football or “The Alternative”
1973 · Jean Rouch
La Cérémonie
La Cérémonie
1995 · Claude Chabrol
La strada
La strada
1954 · Federico Fellini
This Sporting Life
This Sporting Life
1963 · Lindsay Anderson
Man on the Tracks
Man on the Tracks
1956 · Andrzej Munk
The Devil's Trap
The Devil's Trap
1962 · František Vláčil
El impostor
El impostor
1960 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
El vicari d’Olot
El vicari d’Olot
1981 · Ventura Pons
Enthusiasm. Symphony of Donbas
Enthusiasm. Symphony of Donbas
1930 · Dziga Vertov
Es La Primera Vez
Es La Primera Vez
1981 · María Novaro
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films consistently examine how institutional power and authority structures affect working-class individuals, including in sports contexts.

 Darren Aronofsky United States

He explores obsession and authoritarian control within competitive systems, particularly in 'The Wrestler' and 'Black Swan' where institutional demands override individual autonomy.

 Sergei Eisenstein Soviet Union

His propaganda films and montage theory examined how authority shapes mass participation in collective endeavors, including state-sponsored athletic displays.