75 actors, one chaotic brain—Joyce's masterpiece on cinematic speed.
An irreverent, modern, non-traditional re-telling of Ulysses, told rapidly by a succession of over 75 international actors. The film maintains the rhythm of the novel's stream of consciousness with intimate, minutely nuanced provocative performances.
Acting
75+ performers create seamless collective consciousness.
Editing
Rapid cuts mirror Joyce's unpunctuated prose rhythm.
Direction
Murphy orchestrates controlled literary anarchy.
Director
Trevor Murphy
Olwen Fouéré
Molly Bloom
Laoisa Sexton
Mary Driscoll/ Zoe Higgins/ Gertie MacDowell
John Pirkis
Mr. Deasey, The Sins of The Past
Sebastian Beacon
The Watch/ Beaufoy/Haines
Patrick Bergin
Buck Mulligan/ Leopold Bloom
Steven Blount
The Priest
Donal Brophy
Stephen Daedalus/Buck Mulligan
Liam Carney
The Chemist/ Leopold Bloom
Hazel Doupe
The Nymph/ The Cat/ Cissy Caffrey
Billy Carter
Buck Mulligan/ Stephen Daedalus
Jarlath Conroy
The Chemist/ Barrister JJ Molloy
Alma Eno
Molly Bloom/ Gerty
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Filmed across 12 countries during pandemic lockdowns, with actors shooting their segments in isolation without meeting co-stars.
The 2022 Bloomsday release deliberately coincided with Joyce entering public domain, freeing adaptations from estate control for the first time in 70 years.
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