THEME EXPLORATION

French sports

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Kings Ransom
Kings Ransom
2009 · Peter Berg
Touchdown Mickey
Touchdown Mickey
1932 · Wilfred Jackson
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
Giovanna d’Arco
Giovanna d’Arco
1989 · Werner Herzog
Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations
Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations
1938 · Leni Riefenstahl
Grand Prix
Grand Prix
1966 · John Frankenheimer
Jim Ritchie Sculptor
Jim Ritchie Sculptor
1971 · David Cronenberg
Rocky IV
Rocky IV
1985 · Sylvester Stallone
Short Plays
Short Plays
2014 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Hajime no Ippo
Hajime no Ippo
2003 · —
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Jean-Pierre Melville France

His stylized crime thrillers often feature protagonists with the disciplined codes and physical prowess reminiscent of athletes navigating moral competitions.

 Robert Eggers France

Created 'The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe' and other films exploring physical performance, agility, and the graceful coordination central to both cinema and sports.