Nora
“She gave a voice to his words and fire to his passion.”
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?
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Cast
33 people
Ewan McGregor
James Joyce
Known for
Trainspotting
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Susan Lynch
Nora Barnacle
Known for
Ready Player One
From Hell
Andrew Scott
Michael Bodkin
Known for
Sherlock
Fleabag
Peter McDonald
Stanislaus Joyce
Known for
The Batman
A Discovery of Witches
Roberto Citran
Roberto Prezioso
Known for
The Last One for the Road
The Great Ambition
Vinnie McCabe
Uncle Tommy
Also in
Game of Thrones
Strumpet City
Veronica Duffy
Annie Barnacle
Known for
The Boxer
Pauline McLynn
Miss Kennedy
Known for
Father Ted
Last Night in Soho
Aedin Moloney
Eva Joyce
Known for
The History of Sound
Paul Hickey
Curran
Known for
Hijack
House of the Dragon
Neilí Conroy
Maid
Known for
The Van
A Film with Me in It
Darragh Kelly
Cosgrave
Also in
Batman Begins
Veronica Guerin
Pat Murphy Director · Gerard Stembridge Screenplay Brenda Maddox Author
Worldwide gross $15K · First release April 5, 2000 · Produced in Germany, Ireland, Italy, United Kingdom
Box office
Worldwide gross
$15,120
Production
Natural Nylon Entertainment
Production
Germany · Ireland · Italy · United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Italian
Release dates
Finland · April 5, 2000
Limited theatrical
Ireland · April 5, 2000
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Germany
August 30, 2000 · Theatrical
Hungary
October 3, 2006 · Theatrical
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