Cinema of Hockey
Subtitle: Four Decades of the Game on Screen
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 344
ISBN-13: 9781476666259
Subjects: Motion pictures, united states
Description: "This study focuses on hockey-themed films and television movies from the U.S. and Canada spanning several decades. Depictions of historical games are discussed, including the 1980 "Miracle on Ice" and the 1972 Summit Series. National myths about hockey players are examined. Film production techniques are covered, shedding light on how hockey as spectacle is presented on-screen"--