A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

Year: 1977

Runtime: 92 mins

Language: English

Director: Joseph Strick

Drama

Bosco Hogan portrays Stephen Daedelus, James Joyce’s fictional alter‑ego, a young man navigating early‑20th‑century Ireland. He rebels against his strict Catholic upbringing and a family in decline, seeking knowledge that leads to insights about art, beauty and politics. His awakening alienates him, forcing a choice between exile as an artist or remaining at home to face possible defeat.

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