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.

Director: Hubert Aquin

Cast: Richard Gilbert

Audience-only score — full critic data not yet in the ReelXO vault.