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Overview

User Rating:
7.1/10   6,592 votes
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Director:
István Szabó
Writers:
Ronald Harwood (writer)
W. Somerset Maugham (novel)
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Release Date:
28 October 2004 (Israel) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama | Romance more
Tagline:
Passion. Obsession. Revenge. Prepare for the performance of a lifetime.
Plot:
Set in '30s London, the film involves stage actors and their experiences with love and revenge. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 6 wins & 11 nominations more
User Comments:
All About Julia – A Delightful Tale About Theatrical Life, Manipulation, Love and Revenge more (103 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Michael Gambon ... Jimmie Langton

Annette Bening ... Julia Lambert
Leigh Lawson ... Archie Dexter
Shaun Evans ... Tom Fennel
Mari Kiss ... Mr. Gosselyn's Secretary

Jeremy Irons ... Michael Gosselyn
Ronald Markham ... Butler
Terry Sach ... Chauffeur
Catherine Charlton ... Miss Philips

Juliet Stevenson ... Evie

Miriam Margolyes ... Dolly de Vries
Max Irons ... Curtain Call Boy
Andrew Paton Story Busher ... Male Singer
George Lang ... Antoine the Maitre D

Michael Culkin ... Rupert
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Csodálatos Júlia (Hungary)
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MPAA:
Rated R for some sexuality.
Runtime:
104 min
Country:
Canada | USA | Hungary | UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital | SDDS
Filming Locations:
Budapest, Hungary more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Miranda Richardson was originally attached to play Julia Lambert. more
Goofs:
Continuity: Tom tells Julia that Michael has given him a box for the opening of the new play. When we see Tom after Julia makes an obvious reference to him by saying, "B-E-N," he is seated not in a box but in the orchestra section, next to Julia's son and in front of Julia's male friend. more
Quotes:
Julia Lambert: Real actresses don't make films.
Tom Fennel: Beautiful actresses do.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in 11th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2005) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
Streets of Cairo more

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5 out of 6 people found the following comment useful.
All About Julia – A Delightful Tale About Theatrical Life, Manipulation, Love and Revenge, 24 January 2006
8/10
Author: Claudio Carvalho from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

In 1938, in London, the successful and famous theater actress Julia Lambert (Annette Benning) has an open marriage with her husband and manager, Michael Gosselyn (Jeremy Irons). She meets Tom Fennel (Shaun Evans), an ambitious young man of half of her age that wants to socially rise, they have an affair and she has a crush on him. Later, Tom has an affair with the aspirant starlet Avice Crichton (Lucy Punch) and uses Julia to get a part for Avice in her new play. Julia travels abroad, visits her mother and when she returns to London, she plots a magnificent revenge.

"Being Julia" is a delightful tale about theatrical life, manipulation, love and revenge. Annette Benning is adorable in the role of Julia, a veteran actress that shines with a love, and shines more with her evil revenge. In a certain moment, the story recalls "All about Eve", but the final twist is wonderful and makes the difference. The music score is also very beautiful, and this movie is a great entertainment. My vote is eight.

Title (Brazil): "Adorável Júlia" ("Adorable Julia")

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