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A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (1977)

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (1977)

Drama
Release Date: 1977, September 1
Directors: Joseph Strick
Countries: Ireland
Production: Ulysses Film Production Ltd, RTÉ
Cast: Niall Buggy, David Kelly, John Gielgud, Bosco Hogan, Emmet Bergin, Aiden Grennell, Brendan Cauldwell, T. P. McKenna, Rosaleen Linehan, Bill Foley, Des Cave, Deirdre Donnelly

Overview:

Bosco Hogan plays Joyce's alter-ego, Stephen Daedelus, growing up in Ireland in the early part of the 20th century, and at odds with the strictures of his Catholic home and family. The film charts his search for knowledge and understanding, during a decline in his family's circumstances, that leads him to revelations on the nature of art, beauty, and politics. However, his personal renaissance makes him feel unwelcome in his own country, and forces him to make a choice between exile as artist or staying and facing personal defeat.

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based on novel or book