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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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5.1/10   170 votes
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Director:
Sean Walsh
Writer:
James Joyce (novel)
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Release Date:
16 April 2004 (Ireland) more
Genre:
Drama | Romance more
Tagline:
The enthralling story of June 16th, 1904. more
Plot:
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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Awards:
1 win & 4 nominations more
NewsDesk:
O, Synecdoche, my Synecdoche!
 (From Roger Ebert's Blog. 12 November 2008, 1:41 PM, PST)

User Comments:
Watchable more

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
Country:
Ireland
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Director Sean Walsh's name appears as the owner of one of the horses in the paper in one scene. more
Quotes:
Stephen Dedalus: History is a nightmare from which I am trying to awake more
Movie Connections:
Version of Ulysses (1967) more

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2 out of 6 people found the following comment useful:-
Watchable, 16 June 2004
Author: jlon from Dublin

Today is the 16th June so I went to see Bloom.

A day with Leo and his friends 100 years ago.

I felt that this movie was let down by shooting on video. Too many narrow shots. The candles looked terrible. It should have been filmed on 35mm. Best scene: Howth. Too rude for schoolkids. Good performances, especially by Rea. Ball looked great. Watching Bloom was quite an enjoyable experience though I preferred the Strick version from the '60s. Great fun recognising the locations. Ironically, many of these locations look better now that in previous decades due to restoration. Continual voiceover by Rea. Silly music score ruined the picture in places giving it a television feel. Credits listed the title as Bl.,m.

Give Bloom a viewing but I think it's still waiting to properly be made into a movie.

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