Bloom

"All of life in one extraordinary day"

Apr 16 2004 R 1h 53m
Drama, Romance

Adapted from James Joyce's Ulysses, Bloom is the enthralling story of June 16th, 1904 and a gateway into the consiousness of its three main characters: Stephen Dedalus, Molly Bloom and the extraordinary Leopold Bloom.

Plot

Fathers and sons and lovers. June, 1904. Leopold Bloom, Dublin Jew and cuckold, attends a funeral, recalls his infant son dead 11 years, faces an anti-Semite at a pub, has a phantasmagoric dream while at a brothel, feeds a drunken young poet Stephen Dedalus, bonds briefly with Stephen as if father and son, and gets into bed next to his wife Molly. Stephen spends his day teaching, talking about literature with pals, pondering Shakespeare and "Hamlet" and fatherhood, brooding on his dead mother, drinking too much, and accepting Bloom's hand. Molly, lusty Molly, recalls vividly her courtship and affirmation of Bloom. Homer's "Odyssey" provides the story's structure.

Written by

James Joyce

Directed by

Sean Walsh

Cast

Stephen Rea, Angeline Ball, Hugh O'Conor

Crew

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Production Countries

Ireland

Production Companies

Odyssey Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

1 win & 5 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
424
Average Rating
5.5 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA