Passages From "Finnegans Wake"
Cast & Crew
Mary Ellen Bute
Martin J. Kelly
Jane Reilly
Peter Haskell
Page Johnson
John V. Kelleher
Film Details
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Synopsis
Finnegan, an Irish tavernkeeper, dreams of being present at his own riotous wake. He envisions himself as part of the cosmic universe, embracing all of humanity and traversing the whole of history in a neverending process of reawakening. His wife, Anna Livia, and his two sons, Shem and Shaun, also participate in the nightmarish chronicle of the reincarnation of man through the ages. As Finnegan envisions himself a monarch, a business tycoon, and a political candidate, he periodically "wakes" from his death, only to once more lapse into deep slumber. With the coming of the dawn, he is released from the myriad but purging dreams of the night and rises to greet another day.
Director
Mary Ellen Bute
Cast
Martin J. Kelly
Jane Reilly
Peter Haskell
Page Johnson
John V. Kelleher
Ray Flanagan
Maura Pryor
Jo Jo Slavin
Joseph Alderham
Ray Allen
Virginia Blue
Sean Brancato
Joan Campbell
Paddy Croft
Leonard Frey
Eileen Koch
Joe Maher
Janis Markhouse
Kevin O'leary
Herbert Prah
Jan Thompson
Virginia J. Wallace
Carmen P. Zavick
Crew
The Avon Foundation
Eric Barnouw
Zack Bowen
Mary Ellen Bute
Mary Ellen Bute
Mary Ellen Bute
Mary Ellen Bute
Padraic Colum
Damon Runyon Fund
Eleanor Fast
Charles E. Feinberg
Gotham Book Mart
Clinton House
Romana Javitz
James Joyce Estate
James Joyce Society
Elliot Kaplan
John Duanne Kelly
Yoshio Kishi
John Manning
Mary Manning
Niall Montgomery
Gene Moore
James Nemeth
Ted Nemeth Jr.
Ted Nemeth Jr.
Ted Nemeth Jr.
Ted Nemeth Jr.
New York Public Library Picture Collection
Luke J. O'malley
Catherine Pichonnier
Paul Ronder
Thelma Schoonmaker
Ronnie Solbert
William York Tindall
Trans World Airlines
University Of Minnesota
Leslie Wendell
Isabelle Wilder
Thornton Wilder
Mabel P. Worthington
Film Details
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Notes
Location scenes filmed in Dublin, Ireland. Also known as Finnegans Wake and Passages From James Joyce's "Finnegans Wake." The film is dedicated to Frances Steloff of the Joyce Society. Production completed in 1963.
