THEME EXPLORATION

olympic games

12 films · 1 director

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Arcade
Arcade
1993 · Albert Pyun
Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations
Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations
1938 · Leni Riefenstahl
The Gin Game
The Gin Game
1981 · Mike Nichols
Quintet
Quintet
1979 · Robert Altman
Tokyo Olympiad
Tokyo Olympiad
1965 · Kon Ichikawa
The Innocent Sorcerers
The Innocent Sorcerers
1960 · Jerzy Skolimowski
Turning Point
Turning Point
1994 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Visions of Eight
Visions of Eight
1973 · Kon Ichikawa & Mai Zetterling
The Jericho Mile
The Jericho Mile
1979 · Michael Mann
Ready or Not
Ready or Not
2019 · Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett
Renaud Lavillenie, all the way to the top
Renaud Lavillenie, all the way to the top
2016 · Cédric Klapisch
The War of Jan-Ken-Pon
The War of Jan-Ken-Pon
1971 · Shuji Terayama
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Matt Reeves United Kingdom

His Olympic documentaries and sports films deeply explore the human drama, training, and cultural significance of Olympic competition through intimate character-driven narratives.