Passages from James Joyce's Finnegans Wake (1966)
-
0% of users liked it
(4 ratings)
Finnegan's Wake was the first attempt to cinematize the works of Irish author James Joyce. Based more on a stage adaptation by Mary Manning than the Joyce novel itself, the film concentrates on Dublin pubkeeper Finnegan (Martin J. Kelly), who while in the throes of inebriation has a vision of… More Finnegan's Wake was the first attempt to cinematize the works of Irish author James Joyce. Based more on a stage adaptation by Mary Manning than the Joyce novel itself, the film concentrates on Dublin pubkeeper Finnegan (Martin J. Kelly), who while in the throes of inebriation has a vision of his own death. As the bemused Finnegan lies in his coffin, his friends gather for his wake. The "corpse" tries to cut through the keening and platitudes by probing the innermost thoughts of those closest to him. The surprising aspect of Finnegan's Wake is that so much of its difficult text works on screen--a tribute to the loving care of scripter/director/ editor Mary Ellen Bute, who while preparing this film spent her waking hours picking the brains and burrowing through the resource materials of the James Joyce Society. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Mary Ellen Bute
- Genres
- Drama
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Mar 1, 1966 Wide
No Critic Reviews Found…
No Featured Audience Ratings Found…
Currently unavailable on Flixster
Also available on
Other Retailers
Not Available
Not Available
Not Available
Subscription Services
Not Available
Not Available
Not Available
Cast
-
Martin J. Kelley
as Finnegan
-
Jane Reilly
as Anna Livia Plurabelle ALP
-
Peter Haskell
as Shem
-
Page Johnson
as Shaun
-
John V. Kelleher
as Commentator
-
Ray Flanagan
as Young Shem
-
Virginia Blue
as Celebrant
-
Leonard Frey
as Celebrant
- Joseph Maher
-
Luke J. O'Malley
as Accordion Player
-
Herbert Prah
as Celebrant
-
Maura Pryor
as Young Iseult
- Paddy Croft
-
George F. Slavin
as Young Shaun
