Sport and film / Sean Crosson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Crosson, Seán, author.

Series:

Frontiers of sport.

Frontiers of sport

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sports in motion pictures.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (216 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes filmography.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-135-16745-1

0-203-85842-5

1-299-46975-2

1-135-16746-X

9780203858424

OCLC:

840417408