Sport Documentaries (Routledge Critical Studies in Sport)

by Ian McDonald

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Sport has become a dominant global cultural form and therefore, with increasing frequency, a cinematic subject. This ground-breaking book is the first to focus on sport in documentary film as a significant aspect of sport in culture and to argue for the importance of the sports documentary as a valuable social and cultural text.

The book offers a comprehensive overview and critical evaluation of the sports documentary tradition around the world, from Soviet propaganda films of the 1920s through Olympia, Hoop Dreams, When We Were Kings and One Day in September to alternative contemporary classics such as Zidane:...

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  • ISBN13 9781136964756
  • Publish Date 15 April 2017
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • Imprint Routledge
  • Format eBook
  • Pages 216
  • Language English