James Joyce was born in Dublin in 1882 at a time when the Catholic church dominated society. He was sent first to a Jesuit school but had to leave after three years because his father could no longer afford the fees. He went to another Jesuit school in Dublin and then to University College there. He spent most of the rest of his life on continental Europe and rarely returned to Ireland. His writing was difficult to publish  and he had a very tricky character but he became one of the most important writers of the twentieth century. The film covers his unusual life and background and is followed by an overview of his works. AM036DV11 JOYCE 2011 36'53