Patrice Blouin's 'Faire le tour, voir les jeux' Analyzes Sports Images Through Cinematic Lens
Patrice Blouin's book 'Faire le tour, voir les jeux', published by Éditions LANCEUR / L'œil d'or, examines sports television imagery through a film-critical approach. The work juxtaposes daily chronicles of the 2009 Tour de France and the 2008 Beijing Olympics, developing what Blouin terms 'sémiologie cinéphile'—a method blending Roland Barthes' semiology with a 'deviant' cinephilia inspired by Éric Rohmer's essay 'Photogénie du sport' on the Rome Olympics. Blouin analyzes how television frames athletic and cycling events, focusing on visual versus verbal components. The book continues the tradition of Serge Daney's writings on tennis, showcasing extensive erudition across multiple sports, including swimming, fencing, and archery, while also addressing stadium architecture and televisual direction. A subtle geopolitics of sport emerges throughout. The review is by Dork Zabunyan.
Key facts
- Book title: 'Faire le tour, voir les jeux'
- Author: Patrice Blouin
- Publisher: Éditions LANCEUR / L'œil d'or
- Covers 2009 Tour de France and 2008 Beijing Olympics
- Introduces concept of 'sémiologie cinéphile'
- Influenced by Roland Barthes' 'Mythologies' and Éric Rohmer's 'Photogénie du sport'
- Continues Serge Daney's approach to sports and cinema
- Reviewed by Dork Zabunyan
Entities
Artists
- Patrice Blouin
- Roland Barthes
- Éric Rohmer
- Serge Daney
- Dork Zabunyan
Institutions
- Éditions LANCEUR
- L'œil d'or
Locations
- France
- Beijing
- China
- Rome
- Italy
Sources
- artpress —