Celtic Film Series - "Nora" March 8, 2007

James Joyce and Nora Barnacle had the kind of marriage that makes people wonder what keeps them together -- a bookish genius and a chambermaid. By her own admission, Nora never read any of Joyce's books, though she was the inspiration for "Ulysses'" Molly Bloom. The Northern Irish-born actress Susan Lynch (the unwed mother Maggie in "Waking Ned Devine") is the dominant title character in the film. Scotsman Ewan McGregor, of "Trainspotting" and "Star Wars," plays Joyce.

The Williamsburg Regional Library presents the Celtic Film Series in cooperation with the local chapters of the St. Andrew Benevolent Association and the Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians. The series explores the history, drama and quirky humor of films made in or about Scotland and Ireland. For a list of this season's films, go to www.wrl.org/programs

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