The British Horseracing Film

Representations of the 'Sport of Kings' in British Cinema

By: Stephen Glynn

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Hardcover | 16 January 2019

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This book constitutes the first full volume dedicated to an academic analysis of horseracing in British cinema. Through comprehensive contextual histories of film production and reception, together with detailed textual analysis, this book explores the aesthetic and emotive power of the enduringly popular horseracing genre, its ideologically-inflected landscape and the ways in which horse owners and riders, bookmakers and punters have been represented on British screen. The films discussed span from the 1890s to the present day and include silent shorts, quota quickies and big-budget biopics. A work of social and film history, The British Horseracing Film demonstrates how the so-called "sport of kings" functions as an accessible institutional structure through which to explore cinematic discussions about the British nation-but also, and equally, national approaches to British cinema.

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This is a book written with real enthusiasm. It is accessible, detailed, consistently insightful and nuanced. It is particularly strong on the ways in which social class representations articulated with racing and local and national levels of British identity, but there is some sensible recognition of the ways in which women were portrayed. The complexities of gambling's relationship with racing are all brought out well. Enthusiasts of sport, film, media and culture will learn much from this book." (Mike Huggins, Sport in History, March 18, 2020)

"Comprehensive, well written and nicely illustrated, this book is a valuable addition to the scholarly literature on British cinema." (Jeffrey Richards, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, November 27, 2019)

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