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Being Julia
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Being Julia is a 2004 English-language film directed by István Szabó and produced by Robert Lantos. The screenplay was written by Ronald Harwood and William Somerset Maugham. The cast includes Annette Bening, Jeremy Irons, Shaun Evans, and Lucy Punch. Lajos Koltai served as director of photography, with Susan Shipton as film editor and Mychael Danna as composer. Luciana Arrighi designed the production.
The movie is categorized as a romance, drama, and romantic comedy. Its narrative is set in London, with filming also taking place there. The story explores themes of actor, midlife crisis, affair, and self-actualization. Keywords associated with the work include London, England, Channel Islands, older woman younger man relationship, 1930s, and stage actress. It was distributed by Sony Pictures Classics and Fandango at Home.
Being Julia has a runtime of 104 minutes. It was released on September 3, 2004. The film received a vote average of 6.401 and an IMDb rating of 7.0. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress and a European Film Award for Best Cinematographer. The production involved companies Serendipity Point Films, First Choice Films, and Hogarth Productions.
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Film · TMDB
6.4Julia Lambert is a true diva: beautiful, talented, weathly and famous. She has it all - including a devoted husband who has mastermined her brilliant career - but after years of shining in the spotlight she begins to suffer from a severe case of boredom and longs for something new and exciting to put the twinkle back in her eye. Julia finds exactly what she's looking for in a handsome young American fan, but it isn't long before the novelty fling adds a few more sparks than she was hoping for. Fortuately for her, this surprise twist in the plot will thrust her back into the greatest role of her life.
Cast
- Annette Bening as Julia Lambert
- Jeremy Irons as Michael Gosselyn
- Miriam Margolyes as Dolly de Vries
- Bruce Greenwood as Lord Charles
- Michael Gambon as Jimmie Langton
- Leigh Lawson as Archie Dexter
Themes
- london, england
- channel islands
- older woman younger man relationship
- 1930s
- stage actress
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Participant in
- 17th European Film Awards
- Genre
- romantic comedy
- Country of origin
- Hungary
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- revenge
- Director
- István Szabó
- Screenwriter
- William Somerset Maugham
- Cast member
- Sheila McCarthy
- Composer
- Mychael Danna
- Producer
- Robert Lantos
- Cinematographer
- Lajos Koltai
- Narrative location
- London
- Filming location
- London
- Duration
- 104
- FilmAffinity ID
- 162465
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.sonyclassics.com/beingjulia
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- publication date
- 2004-00-00
- title
- Being Julia
- film editor
- Susan Shipton
- distributed by
- Fandango at Home
- production designer
- Luciana Arrighi
- set in period
- 1938
- review score
- 65/100
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