The Commitments : Youth, Music, and Authenticity in 1990s Ireland EPUB
by Nessa Johnston
Part of the Cinema and Youth Cultures series
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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.
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- Pages:134 pages, 19 Halftones, black and white; 19 Illustrations, black and white
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:23/11/2021
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Download - Immediately Available
- Format:EPUB
- Pages:134 pages, 19 Halftones, black and white; 19 Illustrations, black and white
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:23/11/2021
- Category:
- ISBN:9781000526929
