Set in 1930s London, this movie involves stage actors and actresses and their experiences with love and revenge.
Director:
István Szabó
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| Michael Gambon | ... | Jimmie Langton | |
| Annette Bening | ... | Julia Lambert | |
| Leigh Lawson | ... | Archie Dexter | |
| Shaun Evans | ... | Tom Fennel | |
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Mari Kiss | ... | Mr. Gosselyn's Secretary |
| Jeremy Irons | ... | Michael Gosselyn | |
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Ronald Markham | ... | Butler |
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Terry Sach | ... | Chauffeur |
| Catherine Charlton | ... | Miss Philips | |
| Juliet Stevenson | ... | Evie | |
| Miriam Margolyes | ... | Dolly de Vries | |
| Max Irons | ... | Curtain Call Boy | |
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Andrew Paton Story Busher | ... | Male Singer |
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George Lang | ... | Antoine the Maitre D |
| Michael Culkin | ... | Rupert | |
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1938. Julia Lambert (Annette Bening) and Michael Gosselyn (Jeremy Irons) are the royal couple of the London theater scene, Julia, an actress, and Michael, a former actor, who took over running the theater and its troupe after the death of their mentor, Jimmy Langton (Sir Michael Gambon). Jimmy is still constantly with Julia in spirit as she navigates through life. Besides their work, Julia and Michael lead largely separate lives, they, long ago having stopped a sexual relationship. Julia of late has been feeling disenchanted with her life, she not wanting to admit it's because she is approaching middle age. Her disenchantments manifests itself in wanting Michael to close their current production early so that she can recharge her juices, something he is reluctant to do if only for not wanting to let the theater sit empty. What Julia ends up doing instead is embarking on an affair with Tom Fennel (Shaun Evans), an adoring young American who is young enough to be her son. As Julia and ... Written by Huggo
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Tom Fennel: Beautiful actresses do.
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Written by Sholom Secunda, Jacob Jacobs, Sammy Cahn and Saul Chaplin
Published by EMI Music Publishing Ltd. and Warner Bros. Inc.
Performed by The Andrews Sisters
Courtesy of Pavillion Records/Flapper Label
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When Julia visits Tom's flat the first time, he stands back to let her go up the stairs first. When we see them climbing the stairs, he is now in front, and again stops and lets her go in front of him to enter the flat. See more »Quotes
Julia Lambert: Real actresses don't make films.Tom Fennel: Beautiful actresses do.
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Bei Mir bist Du SchonWritten by Sholom Secunda, Jacob Jacobs, Sammy Cahn and Saul Chaplin
Published by EMI Music Publishing Ltd. and Warner Bros. Inc.
Performed by The Andrews Sisters
Courtesy of Pavillion Records/Flapper Label
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Language:
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Budget:
$18,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$122,214, 17 October 2004Gross USA:
$7,739,049Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$14,339,171Company Credits
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When was the last time you left a movie smiling and laughing? The audience in the theatre last night were positively bubbly as the final credits rolled. What a welcome relief this movie is, coming at the end of a season of "outrage fatigue" brought on by all the political documentaries. It was lovely, sparkling, wicked, subtle, fun, and definitely an Oscar for Annette Bening. The cast was wonderful, and I must mention Michael Gambon, one of my favorite actors, who was just perfect as the drama teacher/director from the past -- who, though long deceased, was still coaching Julia from the wings. And best of all, this movie really captures in a delightful way, with not a trace of bathos, the joys, pains and ultimate triumph of "women of a certain age."