Nora (2000 film)

Nora
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Pat Murphy
Written by	Gerard Stembridge Pat Murphy
Produced by	Bradley Adams Damon Bryant Tracey Seaward
Starring	Susan Lynch Ewan McGregor
Cinematography	Jean-François Robin
Edited by	Pia Di Ciaula
Music by	Stanislas Syrewicz
Production company	Natural Nylon
Distributed by	Advanced (Germany) Momentum Pictures (UK)
Release dates	April 21, 2000 (2000-04-21)(Ireland) May 19, 2000 (2000-05-19)(United Kingdom)
Running time	106 minutes
Countries	Germany Italy Ireland United Kingdom
Language	English
Box office	$15,120 [1]

Nora is a 2000 film directed by Pat Murphy about Nora Barnacle and her husband, Irish author James Joyce. It stars Ewan McGregor as Joyce and Susan Lynch in the title role. ^[2]

Plot

In Dublin, 1904, James Joyce walks down Nassau Street and meets Nora Barnacle, a young woman from Galway. Joyce, immediately in love, offers to 'show her the city'. Nora coldly states that she has to work. The film then proceeds to examine the relationship between the two.

Cast

Actor	Role
Susan Lynch	Nora Barnacle
Ewan McGregor	James Joyce
Andrew Scott	Michael Bodkin
Peter McDonald	Stanislaus Joyce
Roberto Citran	Roberto Prezioso
Vinnie McCabe	Uncle Tommy
Veronica Duffy	Annie Barnacle
Pauline McLynn	Miss Kennedy
Aedin Moloney	Eva Joyce

Reception

Nora received an extremely limited release, in 8 cinemas, from May 4 to the 6th, 2000. It grossed only $15,120. ^[3]

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 ^[4]

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

1. "Nora". boxofficemojo.com.
2. Murphy, Pat (21 April 2000), Nora (Biography, Drama), Ewan McGregor, Susan Lynch, Andrew Scott, GAM, Natural Nylon Entertainment, Road Movies Filmproduktion, retrieved 22 May 2025
3. "Nora box office". Box Office Mojo.
4. Gordon, David (7 December 2000). "Stars hit Belfast for the IFTA Awards" . Retrieved 25 January 2023.

External links

• Nora at IMDb
• Nora at Rotten Tomatoes