THEME EXPLORATION

ice skating

7 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Hans Brinker or the Silver Skates
Hans Brinker or the Silver Skates
1958 · Sidney Lumet
I, Tonya
I, Tonya
2017 · Craig Gillespie
Quintet
Quintet
1979 · Robert Altman
Comfort and Joy
Comfort and Joy
1984 · Bill Forsyth
Cracked Ice
Cracked Ice
1938 · Frank Tashlin
Legend No. 17
Legend No. 17
2013 · Nikolay Lebedev
The Cutting Edge: Fire & Ice
The Cutting Edge: Fire & Ice
2010 · Stephen Herek
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Jane Campion New Zealand

Her film 'Top of the Lake' and sensibility for psychological tension translates to exploring vulnerability, as seen in ice skating narratives about personal struggle and redemption.

 Pablo Larraín Chile

'Spencer' demonstrates his mastery of depicting pressure and performance under scrutiny, themes central to competitive ice skating dramas.