In 1904, in Dublin, James Joyce chats up Nora Barnacle, a hotel maid recently come from Galway. She enchants him with her frank, direct and uninhibited manner, and before long, he's convinced her to come with him to Trieste, where he has a job with Berlitz. Over time, Nora pulls him through phobias, tolerates his drinking, takes in his brother Stan, and bests Joyce at 'the writin' game' to bring him back to Italy from Dublin where he's gone to open a cinema. But his sexual jealousy threatens the relationship and sends her back to Galway with the children. Is there any way to tame Jim's green-eyed monster? And, will the lad ever get his stories published?
Directed by Pat Murphy
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Cast
Ewan McGregor
James Joyce
Susan Lynch
Nora Barnacle
Andrew Scott
Michael Bodkin
Peter McDonald
Stanislaus Joyce
Roberto Citran
Roberto Prezioso
Vinnie McCabe
Uncle Tommy
Pauline McLynn
Miss Kennedy
Aedin Moloney
Eva Joyce
Paul Hickey
Curran
Neilí Conroy
Maid
Kate O'Toole
Miss Delahunty
Martin Murphy
George Russell
Crew
Pat Murphy
Director
Gerard Stembridge
Screenplay
Pat Murphy
Screenplay
Stanisław Syrewicz
Original Music Composer
Guy Collins
Executive Producer
James Flynn
Co-Producer
Ewan McGregor
Producer
Stephanie Finochio
Stunts
Consolata Boyle
Costume Design
Shaila Rubin
Casting
Blaise Corrigan
Stunts
John Higgins
Gaffer
Popular Reviews
4 reviews
lєαh
8.0★ · 06/21/25
absolutely obsessed with ewan’s singing in this movie, i need the soundtrack so badly im going to cry. it isn’t streaming anywhere 🙁
absolutely obsessed with ewan’s singing in this movie, i need the soundtrack so badly im going to cry. it isn’t streaming anywhere 🙁
lєαh
8.0★ · 03/12/25
#needthat
#needthat
lєαh
8.0★ · 12/31/24
james joyce is such an asshole but i fear i may need him
james joyce is such an asshole but i fear i may need him
lєαh
8.0★ · 07/11/24
oh my god ewan makes me feel things in this movie WHAT THE FUCK . i am screaming . i need him so badly i don’t even care, HIS ITALIAN ACCENT IS SO FUCKING GORGEOUS AND HIS SINGING 🤭🤭🤭🤭
oh my god ewan makes me feel things in this movie WHAT THE FUCK . i am screaming . i need him so badly i don’t even care, HIS ITALIAN ACCENT IS SO FUCKING GORGEOUS AND HIS SINGING 🤭🤭🤭🤭