THEME EXPLORATION

sports obsession

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Friday Night Lights
Friday Night Lights
2004 · Peter Berg
Touchdown Mickey
Touchdown Mickey
1932 · Wilfred Jackson
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
1933 · Fritz Lang
Audition
Audition
1999 · Takashi Miike
Great Expectations
Great Expectations
1946 · David Lean
Dillinger Is Dead
Dillinger Is Dead
1969 · Marco Ferreri
Memento
Memento
2000 · Christopher Nolan
Senso
Senso
1954 · Luchino Visconti
Querelle
Querelle
1982 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Black Swan
Black Swan
2010 · Darren Aronofsky
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
2009 · Werner Herzog
Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations
Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations
1938 · Leni Riefenstahl
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Darren Aronofsky United States

Aronofsky examines obsessive pursuit through films like 'The Wrestler' and 'Black Swan,' portraying athletes consumed by their craft to self-destructive extremes.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

Loach critiques sports obsession's social consequences in films like 'Kes,' showing how sports dreams can trap individuals in cycles of disappointment and inequality.