Overview - A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

Overview

Bosco Hogan plays Joyce's alter-ego, Stephen Daedelus, growing up in Ireland in the early part of the 20th century, and at odds with the strictures of his Catholic home and family. The film charts his search for knowledge and understanding, during a decline in his family's circumstances, that leads him to revelations on the nature of art, beauty, and politics. However, his personal renaissance makes him feel unwelcome in his own country, and forces him to make a choice between exile as artist or staying and facing personal defeat.

Cast

• Name: Bosco Hogan

  Character: Stephen Dedalus

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• Name: T. P. McKenna

  Character: Simon Dedalus

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• Name: John Gielgud

  Character: The Preacher

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• Name: Rosaleen Linehan

  Character: May Dedalus

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• Name: Maureen Potter

  Character: Dante

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• Name: Niall Buggy

  Character: Davin

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• Name: Bryan Murray

  Character: Lynch

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• Name: Des Cave

  Character: Cranly

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