A documentary recreating the life and writings of celebrated Irish author James Joyce with readings from his most famous works filmed on location in Dublin and Paris and hosted by Peter O'Toole.
Acting
O'Toole's voice is liquid velvet and barely controlled mania
Cinematography
Dublin and Paris as Joyce's fever-dream memories
Director
Seán O'Mórdha
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This aired on Irish television in 1983, essentially as a national apology for banning Ulysses until 1937.
O'Toole famously hated his own Joyce performance, calling it 'too actorly'—which, coming from him, is saying something.
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