Topographies of Terror and Taste: The Changing Face of Cinematic Belfast

Martin McLoone

Topographies of Terror and Taste: The Changing Face of Cinematic Belfast

Martin McLoone

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Abstract

This essay explores the the way in which Belfast has traditionally been portrayed as a city of violence and sectarian strife. This is contrasted with some more recent films that have begun to reflect a more benign, consumerist Belfast that reflects the optimism of a post-conflict society.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Keeping it Real: Irish Film and Television
Editors	Ruth Barton, Harvey O'Brien
Publisher	Wallflower Press
Pages	134-147
ISBN (Print)	978-1–903364–94–9 (pbk) 978-1–903364–95–7 (hbk)
Publication status	Published (in print/issue) - 2004

Keywords

Irish film
Northern Ireland
sectarianism
landscape

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