Irish national cinema / Ruth Barton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barton, Ruth.

Series:

National cinemas series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion pictures--Ireland--History.

Motion pictures.

History.

Ireland.

Physical Description:

ix, 214 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2004.

Summary:

From the international successes of Neil Jordan and Jim Sheridan, to the smaller productions of the new generation of Irish filmmakers, the recent flowering of Irish cinema may be seen as a symbol of the nation's emergence from the backwaters of twentieth century culture into the mainstream of the global economy. "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 Irish diaspora and engage with its cinema. In a series of chapters on contemporary Irish filmmaking, this book further reflects on 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.

Contents:

Irish cinema

national cinema?

A silent revolution

Contested images

Negotiating modernisation

Irish independents

The second Film Board years

The deflowering of Irish cinema

Another country

From history to heritage

Northern Ireland

Inclusion, exclusion, conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-207) and index.

ISBN:

0415278945

0415278953

OCLC:

52942805