Irish National Cinema

by Ruth Barton

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415278945
• ISBN13: 9780415278942
• Release Date: March 2004
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.5" x 9.4"