Post-1987 Film environment, public feedback

mccarn22

"The post-1987 film environment witnessed the restoration of the ascendancy of the industry model for film production over a culturally engaged, critical cinema in Ireland" Kevin Rocket, Culture, Industry and Irish Cinema, Border Crossing Film in Ireland, Britain and Europe (1994).

How and to what extent is this the case?

*This is an exam question, jsut looking for public feedback to extend my research for the question.. can anyone give examples of representations of this in Irish films.?

Cheers

johnny_ultimate

Ah, bull**** Irish cinema exam questions. I miss them (not really).

Easier to stick with the best known examples I'd say. The Butcher Boy is the best one to fall back on - I'm sure it can be applied to the vast majority of Irish cinema questions. It's culturally aware, addressing changing religious observations, growing importance of foreign influence (comic books etc...) and all sorts of other stuff. Lots written on it, it's deeply critical of old fashioned Irish society. Stuff like the Magdalene Sisters or Angela's Ashes would fall under the same category.

Even mainstream stuff could be tied in. Any Roddy Doyle film is usable, as they tend to embrace the change from a primarily rural Ireland to an urban one, and reflect the social changes that came about as a result of this.

Tbh, you could use almost any film here. Even something like Once, which while a relatively simple romance, also shows immigration as a normal, everyday occurance, which certainly wouldn't have been the case in 1987.

mccarn22

thats a brilliant lead there thanks..

Although we didn't look at it in class, I think im going to use 'The Butcher Boy' and 'The Van' as two examples... would you agree or....?

Cheers

johnny_ultimate

mccarn22 wrote: »

thats a brilliant lead there thanks..

Although we didn't look at it in class, I think im going to use 'The Butcher Boy' and 'The Van' as two examples... would you agree or....?

Cheers

Yeah I'm sure the Butcher Boy is fine, your lecturer would more than likely accept that as an example (what college by the way?). I haven't actually seen the Van, but I think it's very similar to the Snapper which I'd feel would be a perfectly suitable example.

With a question as vague as the one you're trying to answer, I genuinely think you could use pretty much any Irish film you can think of with some creative interpretations!

DrumSteve

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

Yeah I'm sure the Butcher Boy is fine, your lecturer would more than likely accept that as an example (what college by the way?). I haven't actually seen the Van, but I think it's very similar to the Snapper which I'd feel would be a perfectly suitable example.

With a question as vague as the one you're trying to answer, I genuinely think you could use pretty much any Irish film you can think of with some creative interpretations!

for shame. your missing out its a brilliant film!

i would also make two other recommendations... the commitments and intermission the latter being one of my favourite films.