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I don't need to look for Molly Bloom on the web or in Wikipedia to tell you who she is: she is a fictional character, not a real person. In James Joyce's Ulysses, Molly is Leopold Bloom's wife, so if Leopold is Ulysses, Molly is supposed to be Penelope. In the book there's a monologue by Molly which is in itself a masterpiece, according to me. In 1994 I was in Edinburgh and I had the opportunity to see it performed on stage in a wonderful way by Eartha Kitt, on Bloomsday. Joyce developed the figure of Molly Bloom after Nora Barnacle's personality, and Nora Barnacle was his wife. In fact the novel itself tells the story of one day in Leopold Bloom's life, and the day Joyce chose is exactly the day when he had his first date with Miss Barnacle, on the 16th of June 1904, which is also famous with the name of Bloomsday.


Bloom
"Bloom" is a screen adaptation of James Joyce's Ulysses. It was released in cinemas in Ireland on April 16th, 2004 by Stoney Road Films and the DVD was released in September, 2004. The director of the movie is Sean Walsh. The cast is formed by:

Stephen Rea .... Leopold Bloom
Angeline Ball .... Molly Bloom
Hugh O'Conor .... Stephen Dedalus
Neilí Conroy ....Driscoll
Eoin McCarthy .... Blazes Boylan
Alvaro Lucchesi .... Buck Mulligan
Maria Hayden .... May Dedalus
Aideen McDonald .... Veiled girl
Pat McGrath .... Butcher
Mark Huberman .... Haines
Kenneth McDonnell .... Armstrong
Hugh MacDonagh .... Schoolboy
Andrew McGibney .... Colm/Newsboy
Dan Colley .... Bannon
Des Braiden .... Deasy


Also Known As:
Ulysses (Ireland: English title) (working title)


If you can't remember who Stephen Rea is, think about "The Crying Game", by Neil Jordan.
References:
- www.ulysses.ie
- www.imdb.com/title/tt0283096/