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The Commitments - Youth, Music, and Authenticity in 1990s Ireland (Hardcover)
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The Commitments - Youth, Music, and Authenticity in 1990s Ireland (Hardcover)
Series: Cinema and Youth Cultures
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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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