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The ICC is delighted to present a Special FREE Screening of the short film “James Joyce – Reluctant Groom” Directed by Sé Merry Doyle, to mark Bloomsday 2022!!!Come along and watch this fascinating film on the big screen here at the ICC on Bloomsday. “James Joyce – Reluctant Groom” tells the story of, how after living together for almost three decades James Joyce came to London to secretly marry Nora Barnacle on 4 July 1931.It’s with great panache that the Dublin born poet, Niall McDevitt takes us on a London-based Bloomsday journey, stopping at the houses of people who were closely connected with Joyce and his career. One of them, Wyndham Lewis, coined the phrase ‘the Men of 1914’ to describe himself, Joyce, T.S. Eliot and Ezra Pound.A highlight of the film is when Niall takes us to the house where James and Nora lived for the best part of a year on Campden Grove in Kensington.James and Nora’s children Giorgio and Lucia came to visit and so did paparazzi seeking out a good story…This thirty-minute, poetic documentary, starring Irish poet Niall McDevitt is a rollercoaster ride through the lives of some of the giants of twentieth century literature.It’s a gem of a film and a joy to watch, and a wonderful way to celebrate Bloomsday’ – So make sure you come along!