Katharina Bonzel unravels the delicate matrix of national identity, sports, and emotion through the lens of popular sports films in comparative national contexts.

 
 

List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. “Let Us Praise Famous Men”: Creating Myth and Memory in Chariots of Fire
2. Unifying Germany: The Miracle of Bern and National Identity
3. Anxious in America: Rocky Balboa and the American Dream
4. Small Towns, Big Dreams: American Pastoral, Race, and the Sports Film
5. Gendering the Nation: The “Hero Other” in Sports Films
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index

Katharina Bonzel is a lecturer in screen studies at the Australian National University. She is the coeditor of Representations of Sports Coaches in Film: Looking to Win.