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Bloom (2003) -- 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.

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James Joyce (novel)
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Release Date:
16 April 2004 (Ireland) more
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The enthralling story of June 16th, 1904. more
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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. full summary | full synopsis
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1 win & 4 nominations more
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The Brothers Bloom
 (From t5m.com. 6 October 2009, 8:31 AM, PDT)

O, Synecdoche, my Synecdoche!
 (From Roger Ebert's Blog. 12 November 2008, 1:41 PM, PST)

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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Stephen Rea ... Leopold Bloom

Angeline Ball ... Molly Bloom
Hugh O'Conor ... Stephen Dedalus
Neilí Conroy ... Driscoll
Eoin McCarthy ... Blazes Boylan
Alvaro Lucchesi ... Buck Mulligan
Maria Hayden ... May Dedalus
Aideen McDonald ... Veiled girl
Pat McGrath ... Butcher

Mark Huberman ... Haines
Kenneth McDonnell ... Armstrong
Hugh MacDonagh ... Schoolboy
Andrew McGibney ... Colm / Newsboy
Dan Colley ... Bannon
Des Braiden ... Deasy
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Ulysses (Ireland: English title) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for sexual content including dialogue.
Runtime:
113 min
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Fun Stuff

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Director Sean Walsh's name appears as the owner of one of the horses in the paper in one scene. more
Quotes:
Molly Bloom: I said yes, I will, Yes. more
Movie Connections:
Version of Ulysses (1967) more

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Oh what could have been..., 21 April 2004
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Author: Jamie O'Halleron (lynchboy2001) from Dublin, Ireland

Bloom (or Bl.,m if you're to go by the opening credits) had the potential to follow in the footsteps of what is regarded as the greatest written novel of the 20th century, the Joyce classic Ulysses, an epic ramble around Dublin. What we have here though is merely a supplement to the novel, an illustrated guide to the main parts of the book. Anyone wishing to enjoy this purely as a cinematic event will be disappointed, as the film seems to be almost completely inaccessible to someone not versed in the book. The major plot points (and there are numerous) are lightly touched on (eg Bloom's 'Jewishness') and then we get a plethora of narration taken verbatum from the book over scene after scene on beaches! Obviously the size of the budget limited this film greatly, but it seems the one crucial element missing from the book was the actual walking itself. Since the book focuses on the main characters walking around Dublin, you would expect some in the film, but given the changing face of Dublin 100 years in the future, the film was severely restricted, much to it's detriment. The film had potential yes, but perhaps too much was bitten off, & the pretentious ending, coupled with manipulative a score ruins even the ideas trying to be expressed by this too-faithful adaptation.

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