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Record Nr.

UNINA9910829091203321

Autore

Crosson Sean

Titolo

Sport and film / / Sean Crosson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-135-16745-1

0-203-85842-5

1-299-46975-2

1-135-16746-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (216 p.)

Collana

Frontiers of sport

Disciplina

791.43/6579

Soggetti

Sports in motion pictures

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes filmography.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of figures; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Why sport and film?; 1 Reading the sports film; 2 Early cinema and the emergence of the sports film; 3 The sports film genre; 4 'Truths that tell a lie': Race, social class and the American Dream in the sports film; 5 Gender and the sports film; 6 The sports film, national culture and identity; 7 Conclusion: 9/11 and the contemporary mainstream sports film; Notes; Bibliography; Filmography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The sports film has become one of commercial cinema's most recognizable genres. From classic boxing films such as Raging Bull (1980) to soccer-themed box-office successes like Bend it Like Beckham (2002), the sports film stands at the interface of two of our most important cultural forms. This book examines the social, historical and ideological significance of representations of sport in film internationally, an essential guide for all students and enthusiasts of sport, film, media and culture.Sport and Film traces the history of the sports film, from the begi