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Sport and film /
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...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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New York :
Routledge,
©2013.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Series: | Frontiers of sport.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Reading the sport 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.