LEADER 02833oam 2200637I 450 001 9910800089203321 005 20240131143915.0 010 $a1-135-16745-1 010 $a0-203-85842-5 010 $a1-299-46975-2 010 $a1-135-16746-X 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203858424 035 $a(CKB)2550000001019609 035 $a(EBL)1170358 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000873909 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12439488 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000873909 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10878290 035 $a(PQKB)10691345 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1170358 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1170358 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10687198 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL478225 035 $a(OCoLC)840417408 035 $a(FINmELB)ELB132577 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001019609 100 $a20180706d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aSport and film /$fSean Crosson 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aAbingdon, Oxon :$cRoutledge,$d2013. 215 $a1 online resource (216 p.) 225 1 $aFrontiers of sport 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-415-56993-1 311 $a0-415-56992-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 320 $aIncludes filmography. 327 $aCover; 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 330 $aThe sports film has become one of commercial cinema's most recognizable genres. From classic boxing films such as Raging Bull (1980) to soccer-themed box-office successes like Bend it Like Beckham (2002), the sports film stands at the interface of two of our most important cultural forms. This book examines the social, historical and ideological significance of representations of sport in film internationally, an essential guide for all students and enthusiasts of sport, film, media and culture.Sport and Film traces the history of the sports film, from the begi 410 0$aFrontiers of sport. 606 $aSports in motion pictures 615 0$aSports in motion pictures. 676 $a791.43/6579 700 $aCrosson$b Sean.$01586980 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910800089203321 996 $aSport and film$93874272 997 $aUNINA