Cinema and Ireland [Hardcover]

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, Ryans Daughter, Man of Aran, Cal, The Courier, andThe Dead.

1. The Silent Period  2. 1930s Fictions  3. Documentaries  4. An Irish Film Studio  5. Breakthroughs  6. Images of Violence  7. Romanticism, Realism and Irish Cinema.  Postscript.  Bibliography

Cinema and Irelandremains the Bible of Irish film studies, the first port of call for students both here and overseas who want an overview of the issues surrounding Irish film. (Hugh Linehan, Irish Times, 1996)

Pioneering work. (Stephanie McBride, Dublin City University, Irish Times, 2000)

The definitive study of Irish cinema. (Dr Ruth Barton, Trinity College Dublin, 2002)

The foundational work of Irish film criticism. (Dr Joe Cleary, NUI-Maynooth, Irish Times, 19 September 2009)

The potential repercussions of thinking seriously about the Irish and cinema [is] a task which Kevin Rockett, Luke Gibbons and John Hill have amply fulfilled in their new book. Previous writing on the subject fills barely half a page of bibliography, so inevitably an important element of Cinema and Irelandconsists of essential historical documentation ... Cinema and Irelandis more than an academic study; it is a manifesto which, at a stroke, establishes the validity of Irish film studies and proclaims the continuing importance of cinema to modern Irish consciousness. Its achievement cannot be overestimated. (Professor Gillian Russell, Ausl#£