Faithful departed

Duration: 0:10:00

Year Published: 1982

Creator: Des Hickey | International Film Bureau

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Description: Uses period photographs, narration, and Irish songs to describe the Dublin of James Joyce, particularly on June 16, 1904--the date of the events of the novel Ulysses and the day when Joyce went "walking out" with Nora Barnacle. Provides a brief biography of Joyce in his Dublin years. Points out the enduring effect of the Dublin experience on Joyce, even when he was in self-imposed exile. Discusses Joyce's rejection of and bitterness toward his faith, family, friends, and fellow Irish writers. Notes Joyce's revenge against his imagined betrayers in the character portrayals in Ulysses., Through the photographs of Robert French, the crowded Dublin of James Joyce comes alive as it appeared on June 16, 1904 - the day immortalized in Joyce's novel, Ulysses. The film captures the city, people and era that obsessed Joyce. The music is drawn from songs referred to in Ulysses.

Complete Record: , Through the photographs of Robert French, the crowded Dublin of James Joyce comes alive as it appeared on June 16, 1904 - the day immortalized in Joyce's novel, Ulysses. The film captures the city, people and era that obsessed Joyce. The music is drawn from songs referred to in Ulysses. , Uses period photographs, narration, and Irish songs to describe the Dublin of James Joyce, particularly on June 16, 1904--the date of the events of the novel Ulysses and the day when Joyce went "walking out" with Nora Barnacle. Provides a brief biography of Joyce in his Dublin years. Points out the enduring effect of the Dublin experience on Joyce, even when he was in self-imposed exile. Discusses Joyce's rejection of and bitterness toward his faith, family, friends, and fellow Irish writers. Notes Joyce's revenge against his imagined betrayers in the character portrayals in Ulysses.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.