''Nora'' is a 2000 film directed by Pat Murphy about

Nora Barnacle Nora Barnacle (21 March 1884 – 10 April 1951) was the muse and wife of Irish author James Joyce. Barnacle and Joyce had their first romantic assignation in 1904 on a date celebrated worldwide as the "Bloomsday" of his modernist novel '' ...

and her husband,

Irish Irish may refer to: Common meanings * Someone or something of, from, or related to: ** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe ***Éire, Irish language name for the isle ** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...

author

James Joyce James Augustine Aloysius 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 influential and important writers of ...

. It stars

Ewan McGregor Ewan Gordon McGregor ( ; born 31 March 1971) is a Scottish actor. His accolades include a Golden Globe Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and the BAFTA Britannia Humanitarian Award. In 2013, he was appointed Officer of the Order of the British ...

as Joyce and

Susan Lynch Susan Lynch (born 5 June 1971) is a Northern Irish actress. three-times an IFTA Award winner, she also won the British Independent Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for the 2003 film '' 16 Years of Alcohol''. Her other film appearances in ...

in the title role.

Plot

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, 1904. Walking down Dublin's Nassau Street,

meets

, a young and attractive woman from

Galway Galway ( ; ga, Gaillimh, ) is a City status in Ireland, city in the West Region, Ireland, West of Ireland, in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Connacht, which is the county town of County Galway. It lies on the River Corrib between Lo ...

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

Cast

Reception

Nora received an extremely limited release, in 8 cinemas, from May 4th 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 (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 {{Bio-film-stub