Leo [videorecording]
2008
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Film drama loosely based on characters from James Joyce's 'Ulysses'. Stephen (Joseph Fiennes) is a writer just released from prison after serving a 15-year sentence for murder. He takes a job in a Mississippi diner under the watchful eye of manager Vic (Sam Shepard), and the more searing glare of 'good ole boy' Horace (Dennis Hopper). Apart from working on a series of unpublished books, Stephen keeps his thoughts and his past to himself. Pregnant housewife Mary Bloom (Elisabeth Shue), meanwhile, lost both her husband and daughter in a car crash, and then gave birth prematurely. Wracked with pain and guilt, she named her son Leopold, after the Joyce character, as a reminder of the academic life she left behind when she became a mother. Raising him to lead the life she abandoned, she only succeeds in alienating the boy. When Leo (Davis Sweatt) meets Stephen, a bond is formed between them, and Stephen realises he has to confront his past mistakes in order to help both himself and his young friend.
Main title:
Leo [videorecording] / producer, Erica August; producer, Sara Giles; producer, Jonathan Karlsen; producer, Massy Tadjedin.
Author:
Norowzian, Mehdi, directorAdler, Mark, musicFiennes, Joseph, 1970-, actorShue, Elisabeth, actorChambers, Justin, actorJoyce, James, book author
Imprint:
Universal Pictures, 2008.
Collation:
1 videodisc (103 min.) : col.
Notes:
Region 2, 1 disc(s), Interactive menus, Languages (English).Made in 2002.Based on the novel 'Ulysses' by James Joyce.Credits: director, Mehdi Norowzian; writer, Massy Tadjedin; writer, Amir Tadjedin; music, Mark Adler.DVDN.
Performers:
Cast: Cast: Joseph Fiennes, Elisabeth Shue, Justin Chambers, Sam Shepard, Dennis Hopper, Deborah Kara Unger, Mary Stuart Masterson, Jake Weber, Davis Sweatt, James Middleton.
Audience:
BBFC code: 15.
System details:
DVD.
Dewey class:
791.437
Language:
English
BRN:
264827
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