ABSTRACT
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
part |82 pages
From the Silent Era to the 1960s: A Historical Overview
chapter |10 pages
Irish Cinema – National Cinema?
chapter |21 pages
A Silent Revolution
chapter |31 pages
Contested Images
chapter |18 pages
Negotiating Modernisation
part |108 pages
Issues and Debates in Contemporary Irish Cinema