Biography - James Joyce
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Actor: James Joyce, UlyssesDVD: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
DVD Release Date: 2006-04-25
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: A&E Home Video
DVD Reviews of Biography - James Joyce
DVD Review: Short shrift for the subject
Summary: 3 Stars
When Jay Leno used to do standup, there was a part of his routine he called, "What's my beef?" Well, my beef with this documentary is that there is virtually nothing about Finnegan's Wake in here.
True, only a couple of decades was devoted to the writing of this tome, and it must be read with an Irish brogue with several other books several times in order for one to get any enjoyment out of it, but what is that to the sexual malformations of a Catholic boy, eh?
Also, nothing was mentioned about his daughter's lengthy mental illness and ultimate suicide, for what is this to Mr. Bloom's odyssey in 1917? Basically, this documentary can be summed up like this: Joyce was born, spoiled by his father early on, went through some hard times with church and society, left the country, used his family and friends to subsidize his writing and drinking habits, wrote a couple of books and Ulysses, and died. Go buy a good biography like James Joyce (Oxford Lives) The three stars are for the subject himself.
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