Nora (2000)

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?

Cast (33)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Ewan McGregor

James Joyce

Susan Lynch

Nora Barnacle

Andrew Scott

Michael Bodkin

Peter McDonald

Stanislaus Joyce

Roberto Citran

Roberto Prezioso

Vinnie McCabe

Uncle Tommy

V

Veronica Duffy

Annie Barnacle

Pauline McLynn

Miss Kennedy

Aedin Moloney

Eva Joyce

Paul Hickey

Curran

Neilí Conroy

Maid

D

Darragh Kelly

Cosgrave

A

Alan Devine

Gogarty

Kate O'Toole

Miss Delahunty

Martin Murphy

George Russell

Monica Scattini

Amalia Globocnik

A

Adrian McCourt

Eyers

Ignazio Oliva

Alessandro Francini Bruni

Stefania Montorsi

Clothilde Francini Bruni

Carla Cassola

Signora Canarutto

Stefania Orsola Garello

Signorina Canarutto

Franco Trevisi

Tullio Sylvestri

E

Eamonn Hunt

George Roberts

S

Sile Nugent

Maid 2

K

Karl Scully

John McCormack

F

Frances Burke

Old Woman

M

Manuel Bragato

Baby Giorgio

L

Liam McCourt

Giorgio Age 2

O

Odin O'Sullivan

Giorgio Age 2

D

Dylan Mooney

Giorgio Age 4

B

Ben Harding

Giorgio Age 6

R

Robin Mooney

Lucia Age 2

L

Lauren Mulhall

Lucia Age 4

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