Movie
Being Julia
Overview
Julia 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.
Details
- Release date
- 2004-09-03
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Serendipity Point Films, First Choice Films, Hogarth Productions
- Country
- Canada, United Kingdom
- Original language
- EN
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
- Shaun Evans as Tom Fennel
- Juliet Stevenson as Evie
- Max Irons as Curtain Call Boy
- Michael Culkin as Rupert
- Tom Sturridge as Roger Gosselyn
- Sheila McCarthy as Grace Dexter
Crew
- István Szabó - Director
- W. Somerset Maugham - Writer
- Ronald Harwood - Screenplay
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