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Annette Bening delivers a captivating performance in Being Julia, a sophisticated comedy that follows a 1930s stage diva who experiences an identity crisis at age 40. Read critic reviews
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Julia Lambert (Annette Bening) is a popular but aging stage actress who is losing passion for her career. Her husband and director, Michael Gosselyn (Jeremy Irons), introduces her to a young American actor, Tom (Shaun Evans), who professes admiration for her. Julia and Tom start an affair, but soon she realizes that Tom is just using her to advance his own career and that of his other girlfriend, actress Avice Crichton (Lucy Punch). Julia befriends Avice, all the while plotting her revenge.
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Rating: R (Some Sexuality)
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
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Original Language: English
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Director: István Szabó
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Producer: Robert Lantos
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Writer: Ronald Harwood
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Release Date (Theaters): original
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Release Date (Streaming):
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Box Office (Gross USA): $7.7M
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Runtime:
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Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics
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Production Co: Hogarth Productions, Myriad Pictures, First Choice Films, Serendipity Point Films
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Sound Mix: Surround
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Audience Reviews for Being Julia
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Annette Bening is excellent, but I couldn't really invest in the movie overall.
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Pleasant evening watching this DVD. Annette Bening and Jeremy Irons are splendid. The costumes are wonderful. The weak link--and it's a pretty big crack because the whole story revolves around it--is that the story starts out with Julia saying she wants something new and different and then proceeds to revert to her younger self which is old hat. What she really wanted was to stop growing old. Then, in the end she discovers she doesn't mind being alone and growing old because she has other qualities. I guess the movie accomplished what it set out to do, but perhaps the whole theme is too nuanced for a movie. I definitely think the chemistry between Julia and her young paramour was ridiculously unbelievable.
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<a href="http://tinypic.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i32.tinypic.com/27yrew0.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic"></a> for some sexuality. Being Julia" was a delightful story about theatrical life, manipulation, love and revenge. Annette Bening was adorable in the role of Julia, a veteran actress that shines on stage. She fell in love with a guy younger then her, he used her, and she swore revenge. The end was wonderful and that made a difference. The music was also very beautiful and as always I love the acting of Jeremy Irons. Beautiful movie.
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Annete Bening has never been more amazing and more controlling. Loved her performance in this.
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