James Joyce's Women

Overview

In this tribute to James Joyce, Fionnula Flanagan gives a tour-de-force performance as a half-dozen or so women in Joyce's real and fictional worlds. When she portrays his wife Nora remembering their time together, Flanagan captures the era and the author in lyrical detail. As Sylvia Beach, the woman who first published Ulysses, new dimensions concerning the importance of Nora in Joyce's literary visions of women emerge, and when Flanagan interprets Joyce characters like Molly Bloom or a washerwoman from Finnegan's Wake, the beauty of Joyce's language shines through the melodious words.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

September 13, 1985

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

Ireland

Cast

Chris O'Neill,Fionnula Flanagan,Paddy Dawson,Tony Lyons,James E. O'Grady

Director

Michael Pearce

Writer

James Joyce

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0089364