Irish National Cinema (National Cinemas Series,)

✍ Scribed by Ruth Barton

Year: 2004
Tongue: English
Leaves: 225
Edition: 1
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

From the international successes of Neil Jordan and Jim Sheridan, to the smaller productions of the new generation of Irish filmmakers, this book explores questions of nationalism, gender identities, the representation of the Troubles and of Irish history as well as cinema's response to the so-called Celtic Tiger and its aftermath. Irish National Cinema argues that in order to understand the unique position of filmmaking in Ireland and the inheritance on which contemporary filmmakers draw, definitions of the Irish culture and identity must take into account the so-called Irish diaspora and engage with its cinema. An invaluable resource for students of world cinema.

✦ Table of Contents

Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
List of illustrations......Page 9
Acknowledgements......Page 10
From the silent era to the 1960s: a historical overview......Page 12
Irish cinema;national cinema?......Page 14
A silent revolution......Page 24
Contested images......Page 45
Negotiating modernisation......Page 76
Issues and debates in contemporary Irish cinema......Page 94
Irish independents......Page 96
The second Film Board years......Page 115
The deflowering of Irish cinema......Page 124
Another country......Page 141
From history to heritage......Page 159
Northern Ireland......Page 168
Inclusion, exclusion, conclusion......Page 190
Appendix......Page 202
Notes......Page 204
Bibliography......Page 210
Index......Page 219

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