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.
Directed by Hubert Aquin · Written by Roland Barthes
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- Richard Gilbert Narrator
Make it a double feature
1h 27m together
Of Sport and Men
La Fin des étés
Both from Hubert Aquin.
