Julia and Julia (1987)

Julia, an American woman living in Italy, becomes depressed and traumatized after her husband Paolo is killed in a car accident on their wedding day. Six years later, Julia inexplicably ... See full summary »

Director:

Peter Del Monte

Writers:

Peter Del Monte (screenplay and dialogue), Silvia Napolitano (screenplay and dialogue)

Stars:

Kathleen Turner, Gabriele Ferzetti, Gabriel Byrne

1 win & 5 nominations.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Kathleen Turner	...	Julia
Gabriele Ferzetti	...	Paolo's Father
Gabriel Byrne	...	Paolo
Angela Goodwin	...	Paolo's Mother
Sting	...	Daniel
Lidia Broccolino	...	Carla
Norman Mozzato	...	Luigi
Yorgo Voyagis	...	Goffredo
Mirella Falco	...	Woman
Alexander Van Wyk	...	Marco
Francesca Muzio	...	Sara
John Steiner	...	Alex
Bruno Cappelletti	...	Worker
Maurizio Tabani	...	Bartender
Renato Scarpa	...	Police Inspector

Storyline

Julia, an American woman living in Italy, becomes depressed and traumatized after her husband Paolo is killed in a car accident on their wedding day. Six years later, Julia inexplicably finds herself sliding in time between two different worlds, where in one she is still struggling with her grief over Paolo's death, and in the other she is married to Paolo. In the latter time-line, Paolo is alive and well with their five year old son, and Julia is having an affair with a British gentleman named Daniel. The frequent supernatural sliding between these two worlds threaten to drive Julia crazy, as she begins having difficulty in telling them apart, and as she learns which world she is currently living in.

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Plot Keywords:

italy | car accident | affair | shot on video | alternate timeline | 

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Taglines:

A love trapped between two worlds

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Genres:

Drama | Fantasy | Romance

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

English Italian

Release Date:

5 February 1988 (USA)

Also Known As:

Julia and Julia

Filming Locations:

Grado, Gorizia, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy

Box Office

Gross USA:

$901,364

Company Credits

Production Co:

RAI Radiotelevisione Italiana

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The first movie shot with Sony equipment employing NHK's High Definition Video System (HDVS), an analog video format with 1125 lines of resolution. The video master was then printed to 35mm film to be projected in theaters.

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Connections

Referenced in Passion of Mind (2000)

User Reviews

Does Giulia descend into madness or transcend time?

I found this film much like "Sliding Doors" in which Gywneth Paltrow found herself wondering should she have caught the train or missed the train? In this film, Kathleen Turner wonders if her husband really died or did she imagine the whole thing?

The film begins with Turner as a bride marrying Gabriel Byrne. Unfortunately, after the wedding dinner, they drive off into the sunset and into the path of a truck. The car overturns and Byrne dies ... or did he?

Turner grieves pitifully for her groom. And begins a journey into two worlds...one in which she is still married to Byrne and has a young son opposed to one life in which she is a widow working as a travel agent who makes the acquaintance of a very, sexy Sting (Gordon Sumner). Ladies, if you don't enjoy this film, please fast forward to Sting lying on the bed nude...worth the view! (smile)