Rockett (film studies, Trinity College Dublin) provides a thorough study, organizing the subject as follows: film distribution and exhibition, 1909-29; economic protectionism and foreign
oligopoly, 1929-46; British and American film interests in Ireland after the Second World War; the emergence of Ward Anderson and the challenge from new distribution technologies; multiplexes;
alternative exhibition; Irish Catholic film policies in the 1920s and 1930s; and establishing a Catholic-sanctioned film culture. The final chapter addresses cinema buildings and includes a
list of cinemas and public venues screening films in Ireland arranged by county. Statistics pertaining to the industry are appended. The volume is distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation
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