The Film
Of Sport and Men
The Story
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.
Runtime
59 min
Released Jan 1961
Directed by
Hubert Aquin
Written byRoland Barthes
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