02801oam 2200625I 450 991045266590332120200520144314.00-203-85842-51-299-46975-21-135-16746-X10.4324/9780203858424 (CKB)2550000001019609(EBL)1170358(SSID)ssj0000873909(PQKBManifestationID)12439488(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000873909(PQKBWorkID)10878290(PQKB)10691345(MiAaPQ)EBC1170358(Au-PeEL)EBL1170358(CaPaEBR)ebr10687198(CaONFJC)MIL478225(OCoLC)840417408(EXLCZ)99255000000101960920180706d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSport and film /Sean Crosson1st ed.Abingdon, Oxon :Routledge,2013.1 online resource (216 p.)Frontiers of sportDescription based upon print version of record.0-415-56993-1 0-415-56992-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.Includes filmography.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; IndexThe 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 begiFrontiers of sport.Sports in motion picturesElectronic books.Sports in motion pictures.791.43/6579Crosson Sean.981702MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910452665903321Sport and film2240596UNINA