ABSTRACT
This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book deals with a significant level of engagement with cinema. It discusses Catholic film organizations and their institutional power, policies and strategies. It explores practical workings of Catholic film institutions, which focuses on particular figures or key persons. It deals with another area of research in film history, namely, the Catholic's engagement with film production and technology. It explores issue of film control and censorship, and open with Kevin Rockett's chapter on Ireland. It describes film exhibition, audiences and cinema-going experiences, concentrates on the attempts made by Catholic film organizations in the Netherlands, Belgium and Italy to influence film exhibition, programming and the film culture as experienced by audiences. It deals with a Dutch case study by Thunnis Van Oort, who concentrates on issues of the film, who concentrates on issues of the film venue as a social space, gender and religion.
