{"id":93611,"date":"2023-11-30T22:50:11","date_gmt":"2023-12-01T05:50:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=93611"},"modified":"2023-12-01T15:55:40","modified_gmt":"2023-12-01T22:55:40","slug":"ulysses-1967","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=93611","title":{"rendered":"Ulysses (1967)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;History is a nightmare from which I&#8217;m trying to awake.&#8221;<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Ulysses-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Ulysses-Poster-196x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"196\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-93612\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Ulysses-Poster-196x300.png 196w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Ulysses-Poster-84x128.png 84w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Ulysses-Poster-177x270.png 177w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Ulysses-Poster.png 617w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 196px) 100vw, 196px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA Jewish adman named Leopold Bloom (Milo O&#8217;Shea) wanders the streets of Dublin with young poet Stephen Dedalus (Maurice Ro\u00ebves), reflecting on his adulterous wife (Barbara Jefford) back at home while engaging in his own adventures, both real and imagined.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ireland<\/li>\n<li>Marital Problems<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nPeary isn&#8217;t a big fan of &#8220;Joseph Strick&#8217;s adaptation of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ulysses_(novel)\">James Joyce&#8217;s epic novel<\/a>.&#8221; He argues that the character of Stephen Dedalus (a stand-in for Joyce) is &#8220;on screen too briefly and makes insignificant impact,&#8221; and notes that while &#8220;college lit majors and Joyce scholars will be thankful that this film was made by a devotee of Joyce,&#8221; &#8220;Strick proves &#8212; as he did with Henry Miller&#8217;s <em>Tropic of Cancer<\/em> [not listed in <em>GFTFF<\/em>] &#8212; that the source is unfilmable, as anyone who has read it (or carried the heavy thing in a bookbag) could have told him.&#8221; He argues that this &#8220;sleep-inducing, confusing film never sustains [the] flavor or power of [the] novel,&#8221; and that &#8220;it&#8217;s also hard to recognize Joyce&#8217;s Dublin or his colorful characters.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Ulysses-Dedalus.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Ulysses-Dedalus.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"272\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-93626\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Ulysses-Dedalus.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Ulysses-Dedalus-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Ulysses-Dedalus-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Ulysses-Dedalus-604x257.png 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Ulysses-Dublin.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Ulysses-Dublin.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"272\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-93621\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Ulysses-Dublin.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Ulysses-Dublin-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Ulysses-Dublin-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Ulysses-Dublin-604x257.png 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>He further asserts that while the &#8220;narration is from Joyce,&#8221; &#8220;Strick&#8217;s slapdash choice of images to accompany it is disconcerting.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Ulysses-Three-Women.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Ulysses-Three-Women.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"272\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-93620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Ulysses-Three-Women.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Ulysses-Three-Women-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Ulysses-Three-Women-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Ulysses-Three-Women-604x257.png 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>He concludes by noting that the &#8220;most interesting narration is by Molly as she lies in bed with the sleeping Leopold, whose feet are by her head&#8221;: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Ulysses-Bed.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Ulysses-Bed.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"272\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-93619\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Ulysses-Bed.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Ulysses-Bed-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Ulysses-Bed-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Ulysses-Bed-604x257.png 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and points out that &#8220;because the film was made back in 1967 when there were censorship problems, it&#8217;s jarring to hear her strong language,&#8221; yet &#8220;even today it&#8217;s still interesting listening to her lengthy discourse on the men in her life&#8221; (I agree). <\/p>\n<p>However, I don&#8217;t quite agree with the rest of Peary&#8217;s take on this film &#8212; which is indeed super-challenging to follow, but that&#8217;s the nature of the book itself (which I&#8217;ll confess to not having read). As I&#8217;ve done more research into the storyline and structure of the novel, it seems to me that Strick admirably captures much of the flavor of the story and its characters (though maybe I would feel differently if I&#8217;d read and absorbed it first). <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Ulysses-Ringmaster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Ulysses-Ringmaster.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"272\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-93623\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Ulysses-Ringmaster.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Ulysses-Ringmaster-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Ulysses-Ringmaster-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Ulysses-Ringmaster-604x257.png 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>While I don&#8217;t fully &#8220;get&#8221; all of Joyce&#8217;s allusions, one isn&#8217;t supposed to; this is a novel meant to be explored and enjoyed over time, in conversation with others &#8212; and I can see how this film might be an interesting accompaniment to that process. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Milo O&#8217;Shea as Leopold Bloom<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Ulysses-OShea.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Ulysses-OShea.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"272\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-93615\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Ulysses-OShea.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Ulysses-OShea-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Ulysses-OShea-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Ulysses-OShea-604x257.png 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Barbara Jefford as Molly Bloom<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Ulysses-Jefford2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Ulysses-Jefford2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"272\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-93622\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Ulysses-Jefford2.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Ulysses-Jefford2-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Ulysses-Jefford2-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Ulysses-Jefford2-604x257.png 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Wolfgang Suschitzky&#8217;s cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Ulysses-Cinematography-Dublin.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Ulysses-Cinematography-Dublin.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"272\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-93616\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Ulysses-Cinematography-Dublin.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Ulysses-Cinematography-Dublin-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Ulysses-Cinematography-Dublin-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Ulysses-Cinematography-Dublin-604x257.png 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Ulysses-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Ulysses-Cinematography.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"272\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-93617\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Ulysses-Cinematography.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Ulysses-Cinematography-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Ulysses-Cinematography-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Ulysses-Cinematography-604x257.png 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, though of course anyone interested in this novel or James Joyce more broadly will certainly want to give it a look. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0062414\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1967\/03\/14\/archives\/screen-ulysses-brings-a-faithful-view-of-joyces-dublinersmovie-will.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;History is a nightmare from which I&#8217;m trying to awake.&#8221; Synopsis: A Jewish adman named Leopold Bloom (Milo O&#8217;Shea) wanders the streets of Dublin with young poet Stephen Dedalus (Maurice Ro\u00ebves), reflecting on his adulterous wife (Barbara Jefford) back at home while engaging in his own adventures, both real and imagined. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Ireland Marital Problems Review: Peary isn&#8217;t a big fan of &#8220;Joseph Strick&#8217;s adaptation of James Joyce&#8217;s epic novel.&#8221; He argues that the character of&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=93611\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-93611","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93611","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=93611"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93611\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":93636,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93611\/revisions\/93636"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=93611"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=93611"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=93611"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}