Of Sport and Men (1961)
Of Sport and Men
In 1961, philosopher Roland Barthes collaborated with filmmaker Hubert Aquin to produce a film, for Canadian television, intended to reveal the poetics of sport and spectatorship. The question 'what is sport' is answered by Barthes' eloquently scripted commentary. The recurring theme of purging violence from society into the spectacle of sport runs through the film.
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Richard Gilbert
as Narrator
as Narrator
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Roland Barthes
Writer
Writer
Hubert Aquin
Director
Director
