Books on the History of Irish Film
The Irish Filmography Kevin Rockett Dublin: Red Mountain Press, 1996 A comprehensive and detailed filmography of Irish films and films depicting Ireland and the Irish from 1896 to 1996. Films from thirteen countries are listed in chronological sequence with complete crew and cast lists, narrative synopses, reviews and critical assessments. Still Irish: A Century of the Irish in Film Kevin Rockett and Eugene Finn Dublin: Red Mountain Press, 1995 A large collection of black and white stills from Irish cinema and cinema about Ireland, from the beginning to 1995. With accompanying text by Kevin Rockett. Confessions of a Sewer Rat by Ciaran Carty Dublin: New Island Books, 1995 A personal account of the worst years of Irish film censorship - the policy, the philosophy and the results. Illustrated. Irish Cinema: An Illustrated History Brian McIlroy Dublin: Anna Livia Press, 1988 Covers the history of cinema in Ireland from the late 1800's, to 1987. With a wide selection of stills as well as filmographics and an extensive bibliography. Cinema and Ireland Kevin Rocket, John Hill, Luke Gibbons Dublin, Routledge, 1987 This the first comprehensive study of film production in Ireland and "Irishness" in native, British and American films. Contributions from Kevin Rockett - "History Politics and Irish Cinema", John Hill - "Images of Violence", Luke Gibbons "Romanticism, Realism and Irish Cinema". Border Crossing: Film in Ireland, Britain and Europe Eds Hainswroth, Hill and McLoone Belfast: BFI/IIS, 1994 A collection of essays discussing the economic and cultural significance of Europe for British and Irish film-makers. Film, cultural identities and the new Europe. The Cinema and Ireland Anthony Slide London: McFarland, 1988 A history of the subject, under the categories "Native Irish Film Production", "The American Film Producer In Ireland", "Irish Literature and The Cinema", "The Irishman in Hollywood" and "The Irish Image On American Screens". With bibliography. Censorship in Ireland Donal O Drisceoil Cork, Cork University Press, 1996 The first major account and analysis of Emergency censorship in place during the Second World War. Draws largely on primary source material recently released into the public domain.
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Field Day Essays 2: Transformations in Irish Culture Luke Gibbons Cork, Cork University Press, 1996 An essay exploring cultural representations and how they may constitute and transform social experience as well as reflecting it. Argues for a rethinking of key concepts of tradition and modernity, race, gender and class as they inform understanding of contemporary Ireland. Fading Lights Silver Screens: A History of Belfast Cinemas Michael Open Antrim, Greystone Books, 1985 An affectionate history of Belfast cinemas from the turn of the century to years since 1956. All 55 Belfast cinemas known to have existed at one time or another is examined. With illustrations and black and white photographs. Screening Ireland: Film and Television Lance Pettitt Manchester University Press/New York St Martin's Press 2000 Screening Ireland examines a century of screen representations of Ireland from a cultural studies perspective. Skillfully exploring historical and contemporary examples - from Irish Destiny to Father Ted - this book provides an innovative, theoretically informed analysis of both film and television that is comprehensively researched and clearly written. Irish Film: The Emergence of a Contemporary Cinema Martin McLoone British Film Institute Women in Northern Ireland: Cultural Studies and Material Conditions Megan Sullivan University Press of Florida, September 1999 Hardback $49.94, 193 Pages ISBN 0813016983 Bibliography Source: http://www.iftn.ie/handbook/index2.htm?fuseaction=article&file=47
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