A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
Overview
Bosco Hogan plays Joyce's alter-ego, Stephen Daedelus, growing up in Ireland in the early part of the 20th century, and at odds with the strictures of his Catholic home and family. The film charts his search for knowledge and understanding, during a decline in his family's circumstances, that leads him to revelations on the nature of art, beauty, and politics. However, his personal renaissance makes him feel unwelcome in his own country, and forces him to make a choice between exile as artist or staying and facing personal defeat.
Cast

Bosco Hogan
Stephen Dedalus

T. P. McKenna
Simon Dedalus

John Gielgud
The Preacher
Rosaleen Linehan
May Dedalus
Maureen Potter
Dante

Niall Buggy
Davin

Bryan Murray
Lynch
Des Cave
Cranly
Leslie Lalor
Milly
Desmond Perry
Casey
Susan Fitzgerald
Emma
Luke Johnston
Stephen (age 10)