Cinema and Ireland |
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| Author:
| Rockett, Kevin
Gibbons, Luke
Hill, John |
| ISBN: | 978-1-306-37560-3 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2014 |
| Publisher: | Routledge
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $135.00 |
Book Description:
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This was the first comprehensive study of film production in Ireland from the silent period to the present day, and of representations of Ireland and Irishness in native, British, and American films. It remains an authority on the topic. The book focuses on Irish history and politics to examine the context and significance of such films as "Irish Destiny, The Quiet Man, Ryan s Daughter, Man of Aran, Cal, The Courier, "and" The Dead.""
This was the first comprehensive study of film production in Ireland from the silent period to the present day, and of representations of Ireland and Irishness in native, British, and American films. It remains an authority on the topic. The book focuses on Irish history and politics to examine the context and significance of such films as "Irish Destiny, The Quiet Man, Ryan s Daughter, Man of Aran, Cal, The Courier, "and" The Dead.""