The Commitments: Youth, Music, and Authenticity in 1990s Ireland

by Nessa Johnston

Book Overview

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,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032189711
• ISBN13: 9781032189710
• Release Date: September 2023
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 124 Pages
• Weight: 0.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"