''Nora'' is a 2000 film directed by Pat Murphy about Nora Barnacle and her husband, Irish author

James Joyce James Augustine Aloysius Joyce (born James Augusta Joyce; 2 February 1882 – 13 January 1941) was an Irish novelist, poet, and literary critic. He contributed to the modernist avant-garde movement and is regarded as one of the most influentia ...

. It stars Ewan McGregor as Joyce and Susan Lynch in the title role.

Plot

Dublin Dublin is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Situated on Dublin Bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, and is bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, pa ...

, 1904,

walks down Nassau Street and meets Nora Barnacle, a young woman from

Galway Galway ( ; , ) is a City status in Ireland, city in (and the county town of) County Galway. It lies on the River Corrib between Lough Corrib and Galway Bay. It is the most populous settlement in the province of Connacht, the List of settleme ...

. Joyce, immediately in love, offers to 'show her the city'. Nora coldly states that she has to work. The film then proceeds to examine the relationship between the two.

Cast

Reception

''Nora'' received an extremely limited release, in 8 cinemas, from May 4 to the 6th, 2000. It grossed only $15,120.

Awards

Won

* Cherbourg-Octeville Festival of Irish & British Film (2000): Best Actress - Susan Lynch * Irish Film and Television Awards (2000): IFTA Award Best Actress - Susan Lynch

Nominated

* Cherbourg-Octeville Festival of Irish & British Film (2000): Best Film - Pat Murphy * Irish Film and Television Awards (2000): IFTA Award Best Actor - Ewan McGregor * Irish Film and Television Awards (2000): IFTA Award Best Craft Achievement - Consolata Boyle (costume design) * Irish Film and Television Awards (2000): IFTA Award Best Craft Achievement - Jean-François Robin (cinematography) * Irish Film and Television Awards (2000): IFTA Award Best Feature Film * Irish Film and Television Awards (2000): IFTA Award Best Screenplay Pat Murphy and Gerard Stembridge *

Karlovy Vary International Film Festival The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (, KVIFF) is an annual film festival held in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic. The Karlovy Vary Festival is one of the oldest in the world and has become Central and Eastern Europe, Central and Eastern Eur ...

(2000): Crystal Globe - Pat Murphy

Reference list

External links

* * 2000 films Irish biographical drama films Films relating to James Joyce Films set in the 1900s Films set in Dublin (city) Films shot in the Republic of Ireland Films set in Ireland Films set in Trieste Biographical films about writers 2000s English-language films English-language biographical drama films {{Bio-film-stub