New Irish storytellers : narrative strategies in film / Diog O'Connell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

O'Connell, Dióg.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion pictures--Ireland--History--20th century.

Motion pictures.

Motion picture industry--Ireland--History--20th century.

Motion picture industry.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (202 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bristol ; Chicago : Intellect, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

New Irish Storytellers examines storytelling techniques and narrative strategies in contemporary Irish film and illuminates the craft, skill and creative decisions of Irish film-makers since the 1990's. Revealing defining patterns, styles and tendencies within recent Irish cinema, this book explores connections between Irish cinematic storytellers and their British and American colleagues. The period under scrutiny stretches back to 1993, the year the Irish Film Board was re-activated, facilitating a phase of prolonged film production after a hiatus of seven years. Reflecting on this key and...

Contents:

Front Cover; Preliminary Pages; Contents; Introduction: Reclaiming the Notion of Story; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1: Irish Film Board / Bord Scannán na hÉieann; Chapter 2: Irish Road Movies - Narrative Strategies Re-imagined; Chapter 3: Irish Romantic Comedy - Strategies of Characterization; Chapter 4: Immersed in Two Traditions - Adam & Paul, Garage and Prosperity; Chapter 5: A Modern Love Story - Nora; Chapter 6: Alternative Narrative Forms in New Irish Cinema; Chapter 7: Narrative Diversity and Range in New Irish Cinema; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-189) and indexes.

ISBN:

9786612622564

9781282622562

1282622560

9781841502762

1841502766

OCLC:

642662006