The real Ireland : the evolution of Ireland in documentary film /

O'Brien, Harvey.

The real Ireland : the evolution of Ireland in documentary film / Harvey O'Brien. - Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2004. - xi, 352 p. : ill., ports. 24 cm

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 337-346). Filmography: (p. 263-336).

More than just a study of Irish documentary film, this book is a study of Ireland itself - of how the idea of Ireland evolved throughout the 20th century and how documentary cinema both recorded and participated in the process of change.

9780719069079 £14.99


Documentary films--Ireland
Media Studies.
Films, cinema
News media & journalism
Film history, theory & criticism


Ireland--Civilization
Ireland--In motion pictures