Description
| Product ID: | 9781032189710 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Cinema and Youth Cultures |
| Title: | The Commitments |
| Subtitle: | Youth, Music, and Authenticity in 1990s Ireland |
| Authors: | Author: Nessa Johnston |
| Page Count: | 124 |
| Subjects: | Films, cinema, Films, cinema, Film history, theory or criticism, History, Popular culture, Media studies, Media, entertainment, information and communication industries, Film theory & criticism, Humanities, Popular culture, Media studies, Media, information & communication industries, Ireland, c 1990 to c 2000 |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating This book examines The Commitments (Parker, 1991) for the first time as a film first and foremost, rather than an adaptation of Roddy Doyle’s bestselling novel, and as a significant cultural event in 1990s Ireland. This book examines The Commitments (Parker, 1991) for the first time as a film, rather than an adaptation of Roddy Doyle’s bestselling novel, and as a significant cultural event in 1990s Ireland. A major hit in Ireland and around the world, the film depicts the short-lived attempts of an ensemble of young working-class Dubliners to achieve success as a soul covers band, playing the hits of Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding, and others, on a mission to ‘bring soul back to Dublin’. Drawing upon interviews with key figures involved in the film and its music, including Roddy Doyle, Angeline Ball, and Bronagh Gallagher, as well as archival research of director Alan Parker’s papers, the book explores questions of authenticity associated with youth, music, class, and culture, and assesses the film’s legacy for the Irish film industry, Irish music scenes, and Irish youth. It also examines the film’s status as a truly transnational production. This concise, yet interdisciplinary case study will be of interest to students and researchers in popular music, cultural studies, and sociology, as well as film and media studies. |
| Imprint Name: | Routledge |
| Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2023-09-25 |
