Cathal McGuinness is a recent college graduate with a BA in English Lit. & Classical Languages from Trinity College Dublin.
The Big Picture Many of the greatest films of all time have come from some of the great novels, creating a perfect synergy between cinema and literature. The Lord of the Rings trilogy by Peter Jackson comes from J.R.R. Tolkien's masterwork of fantasy, Harper Lee's much-studied To Kill A Mockingbird gave Gregory Peck one of his greatest ever performances, and Raymond Chandler'sThe Big Sleep was adapted into one of the best films of the noir genre.
Strick also adapted Joyce's earlier, more accessible novel A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, for the cinema a decade later, not quite getting a second Oscar nomination. Strick's diligent work in adapting one of literature's most polarizing and influential writers should only be revered and respected, for he went where very few directors have been willing to go before. The result is a fascinating one that has divided both film critics and fans of the book alike.
The novel is written in three parts, with those three parts comprising eighteen episodes, each episode written differently stylistically. The episodes are all named after various characters and vital parts of Homer's Odyssey, and stand out thematically against one another.
The themes of Irish nationalism, Catholicism, and British rule in Ireland are touched upon, but never fully fleshed out. James Joyce was an ardent Irish nationalist and saw British control of Ireland in a similar vein to the colonizing rule of Belgium in the Congo. The film's opening scene, faithfully from the novel depicting Buck Mulligan, played by T.P.
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