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Sports in motion pictures --- Motion pictures --- United States

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"Through the heart of Hollywood cinema runs a surprising current of progressive politics. Sports movies, a genre that has flourished since the mid-seventies, evoke the American dream and represent the nation to itself. Once considered mere credos for Reaganism, on closer view, movies from Rocky (1976) to Ali (2001) dream of democratic participation and recognition more than individual success. In every case, off-field relationships take precedence over on-field competition. Arranged chronologically, this critical study of six major sports films also tells the story of multiculturalism's gradual adoption. The mainstream's first minority heroes are paradoxically white ethnic, rural, working-class men, exemplified by Rocky, Slap Shot (1977) and The Natural (1984); Black, brown, and women characters follow in White Men Can't Jump (1992), A League of Their Own (1992), and Ali. But despite their insistence on community and diversity these popular dramas show limited faith in civic institutions. Hannah Arendt, Jeffrey Alexander, and others inform original analysis and commentary on the political significance of popular culture. Reading these familiar movies from another angle paints a fresh picture of how the United States has imagined democracy since its bicentennial"--

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Cette véritable encyclopédie, unique au monde, réunit les univers du sport et du septième art, les deux divertissements les plus populaires de la planète, liés par leur histoire depuis la fin du XIXe siècle. Des plus grands chefs-d’œuvre aux films plus confidentiels, des feel-good movies aux délicieux nanars, des biopics de sportifs aux raretés cinématographiques, ce livre compile plus de 1 500 films et séries sur 70 sports différents. Illustré par plus de 600 photographies, il donne la parole à une centaine de sportifs, d’acteurs et de réalisateurs au travers de témoignage exclusifs et passionnés. Les index exhaustifs des différents films et personnalités cités font de cet ouvrage un support de référence.

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In addition to the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat, sports offer a versatile arena for discussion of class, race, gender, sexuality, and other social facets. All-Stars and Movie Stars: Sports in Film and History examines the interplay between sports films and the defining characteristics of the cultures from which they emerge. This important and unique collection will serve scholars of film, popular culture, and American history.

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