Movie: Of Sport and Men

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Richard Gilbert
Richard Gilbert

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    Of Sport and Men

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    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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    1961-01-01

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