THEME EXPLORATION

physical education

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Die Patriotin
Die Patriotin
1979 · Alexander Kluge
Thursday’s Children
Thursday’s Children
1954 · Lindsay Anderson
The Olympic Champ
The Olympic Champ
1942 · Jack Kinney
Scientists of Tomorrow
Scientists of Tomorrow
1967 · Ritwik Ghatak
Another Round
Another Round
2020 · Thomas Vinterberg
Astronomers From My Neighborhood
Astronomers From My Neighborhood
2010 · Patricio Guzmán
Children of Heaven
Children of Heaven
1997 · Majid Majidi
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2007 · David Yates
The Ride
The Ride
1995 · Amanda Micheli
Year of the Devil
Year of the Devil
2002 · Petr Zelenka
Afternoons of Solitude
Afternoons of Solitude
2026 · Albert Serra
The Sex Thief
The Sex Thief
1998 · Christian Petzold
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His social realist films like 'Kes' examine how physical education and sports serve as avenues for working-class youth to express agency and escape systemic constraint.

 Chloé Zhao China/United States

Her intimate documentary style captures the physicality of human labor and movement, exploring how bodies endure and adapt in 'The Rider' and 'Nomadland.'