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This Sporting Life is being re-released in selected cinemas with a new digital print, which will undoubtedly bring out the best in the stark black and white photography. But for all Anderson’s artistic flair this is still (like all the best British New Wave) a film about people. Frank’s story has the simple, powerful resonance of Greek tragedy.
This Sporting Life. This vibrant, edgy film is a parable about working class life in the north of England. Frank quits his job as a miner to become a professional rugby player and hopes for a leg up the social ladder. After forcing his landlady into a doomed affair, things go downhill for Frank in his need to love and be loved.
Show full synopsis. This Sporting Life (1963) is the film which signalled the end of the British 'new wave'. While its methods and style remained influential, its box office failure meant that producers were unwilling to invest their money in more gritty, realist topics. It was felt that audiences wanted escapism again.
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Adapted by David Storey from his own novel, This Sporting Life stars Richard Harris as Frank, an athletic coal miner who aspires to the greener pastures of professional rugby. Soon establishing himself as one of the most brutal and arrogant players in the business, Frank begins to amass a fortune.
