This Sporting Life  1963 Movie

IMDB Rating 7.8  (20K)
Despite success on the field, a rising rugby star senses the emerging emptiness of his life as his inner angst begins to materialize through aggression and brutality, so he attempts to woo his landlady in hopes of finding reason to live. More details

Directors

Lindsay Anderson

Cast

Richard HarrisRachel RobertsAlan BadelWilliam Hartnell

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dramasportbritish new wavemale objectificationmale rear nudityshared bathbarefoot malebare buttlocker roomchanging roomwrapped in a towelman wrapped in a toweltank topman wearing a tank tophairy chesthomoerotic fightnaked fightdrinking from a bottledrinking from bottledrinking from the bottleangry young manself destructivenesssportsmanrugbyrugby leaguescreenplay adapted by authororphanlosspainsufferinggriefbreaking open a doormachismobravadopunching one's fist into a wallkilling a spiderdeathlodgermale female relationshiphospital bednursedoctorhospitalheart attackneighborbedslow motion scenespitting into someone's faceman slaps a womanunhappinessdead husbandclass differencesbreak upkissing the bridechurchmenubarwaiterrestaurantlooking at oneself in a mirrormirrorbank checkmoneycigarette smokingcard playingbuschristmas presentphotographchristmas treechristmasman dances with a mantrain tracksfor he's a jolly good fellow the songteethforced sexpartysexbare chested malestorytellingpubsongsingingsingerdrunkennessdrinkingdrinklittle boygirlmother son relationshipmother daughter relationshipmale nuditynudityrugby playerdirectorial debutthree word titleabusive boyfriendviolence against womenrugby clubbloody mouthdeath bed pleawidowguilt ridden womanbrutedentistchristmas partyspidertough guyface slapprice of famenonlinear timelinekitchen sink realismyorkshirerags to richescoal minerbentleydeath of motherbased on novelindependent film
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