Ulysses film blooms a ‘masterpiece’ Paul O’Brien

IT’S a literary work so daunting in scale and reputation that just one filmmaker has ever had the courage to adapt Ulysses for the big screen

US director Joseph Strick's 1967 treatment of Ulysses was subsequently banned for 33 years and, as a result, James Joyce's epic never really permeated the consciousness of cinema- lovers.

Until now, that is. Next Sunday sees the Irish premiere of a new screen version of Ulysses, and critics are already hailing it as a masterpiece.