Irish Film: The Emergence of a Contemporary Cinema
This is an exploration of the representation of Ireland and the Irish in British and US cinemas, as well as Irish made films. The book offers readings of a wide range of key films such as "The Butcher Boy" (1998), "Patriot Games" (1993) and "Angela's Ashes" (2000).
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Oscars for Daniel Day Lewis and Brenda Fricker for their roles in My Left Foot (1989) and Neil Jordan's original screenplay Oscar for The Crying Game (1992) are examples of the international recognition that the growing body of Irish cinema has attained in recent years. Meanwhile, Irish film continues to increase in reputation as well as in mass. This enhanced film activity has generated considerable critical debate in Ireland and beyond about the kinds of films that are made and the representation of Ireland and the Irish they promote. Irish Film explores the dominant images of the Irish found in British and American cinema and considers the ways in which recent Irish-made films might be said to be a response to them. The book offers detailed readings of a wide range of key films, including The Butcher Boy (1998), Patriot Games (1993), and Angela's Ashes (2000). It discusses the full range of Irish cinematic production, from the low-budget work of indigenous filmmakers like Comerford and Breathnach, to the bigger Hollywood productions like Ron Howard's Far and Away (1992), and the "second" cinema of a number of Irish directors such as Neil Jordan and Jim Sheridan, where medium-sized budgets permitted greater creative control. About the Author: Martin McLoone is Senior Lecturer in Media Studies, University of Ulster at Coleraine.
1. Nationalism, Popular Culture and the Cinema in Ireland2. Traditions of Representation: Romanticism and Landscape3. Traditions of Representation: Political Violence and the Myth of Atavism4. Modernisation and Cultural Ferment5. The Emergence of a Film Culture6. The First Wave: Indigenous Film in the 1970s and 1980s7. Short Films and Plural Visions8. The Cinema of the 'Celtic Tiger': Themes and Issues9. Cultural Identity: The American Friend and the European Neighbour10. Urban Ireland's Rural Landscape11. The Abused Child of History: Neil Jordan's The Butcher Boy (1997)
