James Joyce's Ulysses Documentary Part 1 of 9

Taken from a series called "Great Modern Writers", this playful documentary introduces James Joyce's most famous work "Ulysses". It includes fantastic adaptations to film from passages of the novel. It also includes excerpts from a book written by Joyce's friend, the artist Frank Budgen, entitled "James Joyce and the making of Ulysses". Amongst those interviewed is author Anthony Burgess.

Category:

Comedy

Tags:

• James Joyce
• Ulysses
• Dublin
• Frank Budgen
• Great Modern Writers
• Anthony Burgess
• T.P. McKenna

[Dionysos37]

This whole film is possibly the best approach yet to dramatizing key "Ulysses" scenes---the man playing Bloom is a fine actor, though for me, this Stephen isn't grim and desperate-looking enough. There's no Buck Mulligan; Molly's final soliloquoy is very rushed, and inevitably many key things are missing. BUT this really will help many get into and enjoy the greatest book in English! Thank you for posting this film....

[fozziex]

Thanks Dionysos. I think its probably the best approach yet to dramatizing some of the key scenes too. When I first saw it really helped me understand a lot. I thought it was great for portraying the books sense of humour as well.

[Supertramp1966]

@speakingtruly

Well, go figure. I like reading Kafka. I recently finished THE TRIAL and thoroughly enjoyed it. One man's garbage is another man's treasure, right.....

[speakingtruly]

@Supertramp1966 I understand your point. We can't all like the same kinds of books. Not too long ago I read Kafka and wasn't too impressed. His work was allright, but not as fantastic as I had expected after all I heard and read about him. I guess what also counts is personal taste. So you do have an excellent point. I have no idea if I will ever read anything by Kafka again and even if I do, I don't know if I might like his work then. I probably won't.

[SukiTheHedgehog]

Related to him on my dad's side. Cool huh?

[SukiTheHedgehog]

Apparently I'm re

[Supertramp1966]

@speakingtruly

I doubt reading it again would do this book any justice. I've read my share of "difficult novels" and yet I found this "masterpiece" to be complete nonsense. Just when I thought I had some idea where Joyce was going, he left me holding a book whose pages might as well have been blank. It's like reading the King James Bible....backwards.

[Supertramp1966]

on principal that I finished it at all, but as they say in Vegas, I was "pot-committed". This was the first and last book by this man that I will ever read, top 100 book lists be damned.