Contemporary Irish Cinema: From The Quiet Man to Dancing at Lughnasa (Irish Studies)

In the context of the surging popularity of Irish films, journalists, critics, and scholars of contemporary cinematic and literary theory focus on several particular films, and explore such topics as idyll and ideology, from fiction to film, the search for a sense of place, and religion. A selected filmography of Irish and Irish-related releases is included. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)