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Being Julia

Being Julia film poster
Directed by István Szabó
Produced by Robert Lantos
Written by W. Somerset Maugham (novel),
Ronald Harwood
Starring Annette Bening,
Shaun Evans,
Jeremy Irons
Distributed by Sony Pictures Classics
Released September 3, 2004
Running time 104 minutes
Language English
Budget ~ US$18,000,000
IMDb profile

Being Julia is a 2004 film directed by István Szabó. Download high resolution version (410x607, 59 KB)Being Julia movie poster File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... István Szabó (born 18 February, 1938 in Budapest) is both the best known and the most critically acclaimed Hungarian film director of the past few decades. ... W. Somerset Maugham as photographed in 1934 by Carl Van Vechten. ... Ronald Harwood (born November 9, 1934 in Cape Town, South Africa) is a playwright and writer. ... Annette Bening Annette Bening (born May 29, 1958) is an American actress. ... Shaun Evans was the former guitarist of SA Rock bands, Starseed and Speakfish. ... Jeremy Irons Jeremy John Irons (born September 19, 1948) is an Oscar-winning English actor. ... Sony Pictures Classics is the specialty films division of Sony Pictures. ... September 3 is the 246th day of the year (247th in leap years). ... It has been designated the: International Year of Rice (by the United Nations) International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO) 2004 World Health Day topic was Road Safety (by World Health Organization) Year of the Monkey (by the Chinese calendar) See the world in... This is a list of film-related events in 2004. ... Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed. ... István Szabó (born 18 February, 1938 in Budapest) is both the best known and the most critically acclaimed Hungarian film director of the past few decades. ...

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Cast

Annette Bening Annette Bening (born May 29, 1958) is an American actress. ... Shaun Evans was the former guitarist of SA Rock bands, Starseed and Speakfish. ... Jeremy Irons Jeremy John Irons (born September 19, 1948) is an Oscar-winning English actor. ...

Plot

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

Set in the world of the London stage in the late 1930s, reigning diva Julia Lambert's success and fame grow suddenly wearisome. She falls in love with a young American Tom Fennel and begins a passionate affair. When she realises that Tom is just a young social climber whose real passion is ambitious young starlet Avice Crichton, Julia begins to plot a delightful revenge. This article is about the British city. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article is about female singers considered divas. ... An affair is a euphemism for a situation where two people are involved in an illicit sexual, romantic and/or passionate attachment, usually for a limited duration. ... Revenge or vengeance consists of retaliation against a person or group in response to perceived wrongdoing. ...


Awards

For her performance in the film, Annette Bening won the "Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy" in the 2005 Golden Globe awards, and was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award and an Academy Award. The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and television programs, given out each year during a formal dinner. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Academy Awards The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent film awards in the United States and most watched awards ceremony in the world. ...


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Emanuel Levy : Review - Being Julia (878 words)
Julia is smart enough to know that she's rapidly becoming a woman of a certain age, realizing that the roles she used to play--on stage and off--will inevitably change.
When Julia's young lover callously tries to relegate her to a supporting role, she summoning all of her considerable powers, and masterminds a brilliant revenge that places her exactly where she belongs, center stage and in the spotlight.
Being Julia combines lush period atmosphere and elegant costumes with a series of timeless observations about women, life, and art, unapologetically using overtly theatrical devices like high melodrama, betrayal, and revenge.
The Jujube Review - Being Julia (531 words)
"Being Julia," based on a story by W. Somerset Maugham, is the latest film to address the world of the stage and offer a mostly negative image of the community that surrounds it.
Throughout the highs and lows of Julia's somewhat scandalous adventure, Bening imbues her with a captivating live-wire charisma that combines strength, frailty, joy, sorrow, and the manipulativeness of a woman for whom all life is drama.
The weakest elements of the film are the cheap shots used to generate sympathy for the heroine, including Julia's close relationship with her son (Thomas Sturridge) and the unwavering loyalty of her maid/dresser (Juliet Stevenson).
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