In Bed with Ulysses (2012)
Overview
How the novel that is widely considered the greatest work of modern fiction was created and the toll it took on James Joyce's family.
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| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.4752 |
Directed By
Kate Taverna
Alan Adelson
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