A Portrait of the artist as a young man

United Kingdom, 1977

Film
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This magnificent adaption of James Joyce’s autobiographical novel is a faithful portrait of the young author and his coming-of-age. It portrays Stephen Dedalus and his Irish Catholic upbringing, his confrontation with the tyranny of the Church and his sexual guilt and frustration which start him on the path of rebellion. The young artist chooses lonely exile in his search for freedom and truth. Starring Bosco Hogan, T.P. McKenna and John Gielgud.

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Credits

director

Joseph Strick

production company

Ulysses Film Production

Duration

01:32:00:00

Production places
United Kingdom
Production dates
1977

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

305367

Language

English

Audience classification

MA

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

Wikidata

Q4658974

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