A Portrait of the Artist As a Young Man (1979)
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Producer/director Joseph Strick continues his long cinematic love affair with the works of Irish author James Joyce in Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. Bosco Hogan plays Joyce's alter-ego Stephen Daedelus, an irrepressible boy at eternal odds with the strictures of his Catholic home and family. As in his earlier adaptation of Joyce's Ulysses, Strick manages to successfully convey the liquidity and ideology of Joyce's challenging literary style. Also like Ulysses, however, the director is stronger with monologues than with visuals. Joseph Strick's own son Terence plays the artist as an even younger man. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Bosco Hogan, John Gielgud, (more)
- Director(s):
- Joseph Strick
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- NR
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of A Portrait of the Artist As a Young Man
Producer/director Joseph Strick continues his long cinematic love affair with the works of Irish author James Joyce in Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. Bosco Hogan plays Joyce's alter-ego Stephen Daedelus, an irrepressible boy at eternal odds with the strictures of his Catholic home and family. As in his earlier adaptation of Joyce's Ulysses, Strick manages to successfully convey the liquidity and ideology of Joyce's challenging literary style. Also like Ulysses, however, the director is stronger with monologues than with visuals. Joseph Strick's own son Terence plays the artist as an even younger man. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 92 mins
Complete Cast of A Portrait of the Artist As a Young Man
- Bosco Hogan - Stephen Dedalus
- T.P. McKenna - Simon Dedalus
- Cecil Sheehan - Uncle Charles
- Brian Murray - Lynch
- Brendan Cauldwell - Fr. Michael
- David Kelly - Dean of Studies
- Leslie Lalor - Milly
- Danny Figgis - Wells
- Bill Foley - Confessor
- John Gielgud - Preacher
- Maureen Potter - Dante
- Niall Buggy - Davin
- Luke Johnson - Stephen as a boy
- Rosaleen Linehan - May Dedalus
- Perry Desmmond - Casey
- Desmond Cave - Cranly
- Susan Fitzgerald - Emma Daniels
- Aidan Grenell - Fr. Amall
- Director(s):
- Joseph Strick
- Writer(s):
- Joseph Strick, Judith Rascoe
- Producer(s):
- Betty Botley, Richard Hallinan
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- NR(Suitable for Children)
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