The British Boxing Film

This book constitutes the first full volume dedicated to an academic analysis of the sport of boxing as depicted in British film. Through close textual analysis, production and reception histories and readings that establish social, cultural and political contexts, the book explores the ways in which prizefighters, amateur boxers, managers and supporters (from Regency gentry to East End gangsters) are represented on the British screen. Exploring a complex and controversial sport, it addresses not only the pain-versus-reward dilemma that boxing necessarily engenders, but also the frequently censorious attitude of those in authority, with boxing's social development facilitating a wider study around issues of class, gender and race, latterly contesting the whole notion of 'Britishness'. Varying in scope from Northern circuit comedies to London-based 'ladsploitation' films, from auteur entries by Alfred Hitchcock to programme fillers by E.J. Fancey, the boxing film also serves as a prismthrough which one can trace major historical shifts in the British film industry.

The first book to look at the sport of boxing in British cinema. Uses boxing to explore wider issues such as class, race, ethnicity and gender. Explores a wide variety of films, from auteur entries by Alfred Hitchcock to programme fillers by E.J. Fancey

Autorentext

Stephen Glynn lectures in Film and Television at De Montfort University, UK. This volume completes a trilogy of sports genre studies for Palgrave, following on from The British Football Film (2018) and The British Horseracing Film (2019).

Inhalt
Chapter 1- Introduction: The Rules of Boxing on Film.- Part I The Silent Treatment- Chapter 2-Opening Rounds: 1895 1918.- Chapter 3- The Plot Thickens: 1919 1928.- Part II The Sound Treatment-Chapter 4 Boxing Sound and Vision: 1929 1939.- Chapter 5- The Post-war Return: 19451960.- Part III The Colour Treatment- Chapter 6 Wider Representation: 19611999+ .- Chapter 7 Final Rounds: 2000Present.- Chapter 8 Conclusion: The Judges' Verdict ****