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Of Sport and Men (1961)
Directed by Hubert Aquin
Documentary · 59m
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.
Cast
Crew
- Director
- Hubert Aquin
- Writer
- Roland Barthes
Details
- Original title
- Le sport et les hommes
- Release date
- 1961-06-01
- Runtime
- 59m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- Canada
- Production
- ONF | NFB