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Being Julia
2004
Set in '30s London, the film involves stage actors and their experiences with love and revenge. Read more
| Starring | Annette Bening, Jeremy Irons, Juliet Stevenson, Miriam Margolyes |
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| Director | István Szabó |
| Genres | Audio Descriptive, Drama |
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Being Julia
Set in '30s London, the film involves stage actors and their experiences with love and revenge.
| Starring | Annette Bening, Jeremy Irons, Juliet Stevenson, Miriam Margolyes, Bruce Greenwood |
|---|---|
| Director | István Szabó |
| Studio | COLUMBIA TRI-STAR HOME VIDEO |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 40 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Audio Descriptive, Drama |
| Language | English, English Audio Description |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Subtitles | English, Hindi |
| Released | DVD: 10 Dec 2007 Production year: 2004 |
| Format | DVD |
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Produced by a Canadian immigrant (Robert Lantos), directed by a Hungarian (Istvan Szabo), but written by a Brit (Ronald Harwood), based on a novel by Somerset Maugham and set in and... read more »
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59 out of 62 people found this review helpful
You won't get bored
You don't have to be a fan of Annette Bening (or Jeremy Irons) to enjoy this high-spirited tale of theatrical life - or rather, Julia Lambert's life, to be specific.
Based on a novella by my one of my all-time favorite authors, W. Somerset Maugham, Being Julia is sort of like All About Eve, except not as stage-y. It's a period piece, taking place in England in the '30s, where burnt-out Diva Extraordinaire Julia Lambert is moaning and groaning about her tedious, boring life to anyone who will listen, including her weathered and weary husband (Irons, drolly pipe-puffing his way through the film as only he could). She meets a young, handsome, American fan/opportunist (Shaun Evans, highly effective) and together they rekindle Julia's lust for life.
This is just the first half hour - it gets better and more and more outrageous (and of course more FUN) as it goes on. Needless to say, you won't be bored; in fact, I left the theater smiling and shaking my head. -
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5 out of 5 people found this review helpful
Witty Script
Annette Benning gives an excellent performance as the 1930's pre-war actress going through a mid-life crisis. The script is very sharp and witty and there are some nice set pieces. It is a very easy watch and plenty of humour to carry it forth. The sets and filming are a marvel to look at.
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