THEME EXPLORATION

sports obsession

12 films · 3 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
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films explore working-class struggles and social obsessions, examining how individuals become consumed by their circumstances and desires.

 Darren Aronofsky United States

His visceral style intensely portrays obsessive characters consumed by their pursuits, as seen in films like 'The Wrestler' and 'Black Swan.'

 Ari Aster United States

His horror films deeply explore psychological obsession and the destructive nature of fixation within human relationships and belief systems.