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Jimmie Langton
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Annette Bening | ... |
Julia Lambert
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Leigh Lawson | ... |
Archie Dexter
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Shaun Evans | ... |
Tom Fennel
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Mari Kiss | ... |
Mr. Gosselyn's Secretary
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Jeremy Irons | ... |
Michael Gosselyn
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Ronald Markham | ... |
Butler
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Terry Sach | ... |
Chauffeur
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Catherine Charlton | ... |
Miss Philips
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Juliet Stevenson | ... |
Evie
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Miriam Margolyes | ... |
Dolly de Vries
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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
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Michael Culkin | ... |
Rupert
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Marsha Fitzalan | ... |
Florence
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Bruce Greenwood | ... |
Lord Charles
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Denzal Sinclaire | ... |
Singer / Pianist
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Julian Richings | ... |
Mr. Turnbull
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Tom Sturridge | ... |
Roger Gosselyn
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Sheila McCarthy | ... |
Grace Dexter
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Lucy Punch | ... |
Avice Crichton
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Teresa Churcher | ... |
Cynthia
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Rosemary Harris | ... |
Julia's Mother
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Rita Tushingham | ... |
Aunt Carrie
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Maury Chaykin | ... |
Walter Gibbs
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István Komlós | ... |
Prompter
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Bruce Anderson | ... |
Jewellery Shop Assistant
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Bryan Burdon | ... |
Busker 'Chamberlain'
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Alison Jiear | ... |
Female Singer
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Barnabás Réti | ... |
Lord Charles' friend (uncredited)
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Directed by
István Szabó |
Written by
W. Somerset Maugham | ... | (novella "Theatre") |
Ronald Harwood | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
Sandra Cunningham | ... | co-producer |
Robert Lantos | ... | producer |
Mark Milln | ... | executive producer |
Mark Musselman | ... | co-producer |
Marion Pilowsky | ... | executive producer |
Julia Rosenberg | ... | co-producer |
Kevan Van Thompson | ... | line producer |
Music by
Mychael Danna |
Cinematography by
Lajos Koltai |
Editing by
Susan Shipton |
Editorial Department
Chad Glastonbury | ... | negative cutter |
Chris Hinton | ... | color timer |
Brigitte Rabazo | ... | first assistant editor |
Catherine Rankin | ... | negative cutter |
Emma Sanders | ... | post-production coordinator |
Chris Wallace | ... | colorist: high definition |
Casting By
John Buchan | ||
Celestia Fox |
Production Design by
Luciana Arrighi |
Art Direction by
Paul Ghirardani | ||
Lóránt Jávor |
Set Decoration by
Zoltán Horváth | ||
Attila Köves | ||
Ian Whittaker |
Costume Design by
John Bloomfield |
Makeup Department
Elle Elliott | ... | hair stylist: Annette Bening |
Egonné Endrényi | ... | makeup artist (as Judit Endrényi) |
Erzsébet Forgács | ... | makeup supervisor |
Kat Kairo | ... | makeup assistant: London & Jersey |
Jánosné Kajtár | ... | hair stylist supervisor (as Bogyó Kajtár) |
Nóra Koltai | ... | additional makeup artist |
Lesley Lamont-Fisher | ... | makeup artist: London/Jersey |
Chris Redman | ... | hairdresser: London & Jersey |
Stephen Rose | ... | personal hair stylist: Ms. Benning |
Jordan Samuel | ... | personal makeup artist: Ms. Bening |
Eric Scruby | ... | hairdresser: London/Jersey |
Sarah-Jane Sheehy | ... | makeup artist: London/Jersey |
Anna Tesner | ... | makeup artist: extras |
Jeanette Redmond | ... | hair stylist (uncredited) |
Production Management
Neil Chordia | ... | co-production manager: myriad pictures |
Kate Dain | ... | production manager |
Kinga Kovacs | ... | assistant unit manager |
Philip Morris | ... | line production manager |
Gábor Téni | ... | unit manager |
Lori A. Waters | ... | post-production supervisor |
Lajos Óvári | ... | unit production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Adam Badrawy | ... | third assistant director: London/Jersey (as Adam Barrington) |
William Dutton | ... | second assistant director: London/Jersey |
Gergely Fülöp | ... | assistant director |
Christopher Hughes | ... | additional third assistant director |
László Janicsek | ... | first assistant director |
Lídia Jung | ... | trainee assistant director |
Dávid Spáh | ... | third assistant director |
Guy Travers | ... | first assistant director |
Matthew Wehrle | ... | crowd assistant director |
Art Department
Alan Bailey | ... | property master |
Kinga Baranyai | ... | set decoration production assistant |
Péter Brill | ... | construction manager |
Roy Chapman | ... | set dresser: UK |
Aaron Chetwynd | ... | stand-by art director: UK |
Judit Csák | ... | draughtsperson |
Mike Cuddy | ... | props storeman: UK |
János Czakó | ... | property master |
Billy Edwards | ... | property buyer / stand-by props |
Colin Ellis | ... | set dresser: UK |
Kimberley Fahey | ... | art department trainee |
Dave Fisher | ... | stand-by props |
Dean Fisher | ... | stand-by props |
Steve Furneaux | ... | stand-by carpenter: UK |
Éva Gerö | ... | assistant set decorator |
John Gibson | ... | key carpenter: UK |
Jason Hopperton | ... | set dresser: UK |
Tamás Kiss | ... | standby construction |
Péter Kovács | ... | construction manager |
Tony Lenman | ... | key painter |
Warren Lever | ... | carpenter |
Mihály Marton | ... | stand-by props |
Anthony Owen | ... | carpenter |
Gábor Parányi | ... | assistant set dresser |
Pippa Roberts | ... | graphic coordinator |
Robert Sansom | ... | construction manager: UK |
Miklós Schmelcz | ... | construction manager (as Miklós Schmelz) |
Pater Sparrow | ... | art department runner (as Zoltán Verebes) |
Lajos E. Szabó | ... | stand-by construction manager |
Zoltán Szabó | ... | assistant set decorator |
Krisztina Szilágyi | ... | draughtsperson |
Timna Woollard | ... | portrait artist |
József Ócsai | ... | stand-by construction manager |
Sound Department
Fred Brennan | ... | dialogue and adr editor |
Kathy Choi | ... | first assistant sound editor |
Janie Dahn | ... | adr facility coordinator: UK |
Roderick Deogrades | ... | sound effects editor |
Nick Foley | ... | assistant adr recordist: UK |
Stefan Fraticelli | ... | foley artist |
Jamie Gould | ... | re-recording assistant |
Matthew Hussey | ... | first assistant sound editor |
Simon Kaye | ... | production sound mixer |
Garrett Kerr | ... | dialogue editor |
Thomas Kodros | ... | stereo sound consultant: Dolby |
Goro Koyama | ... | foley artist |
János Köporosy | ... | playback operator |
Andy Malcolm | ... | foley artist |
Anna Malkin | ... | foley recording assistant |
Ron Malligers | ... | foley recording mixer |
Margot Massie | ... | sound |
David McCallum | ... | sound effects editor |
Chris Navarro | ... | adr recordist |
Daniel Pellerin | ... | re-recording mixer |
Sandra Portman | ... | adr recordist |
Szabolcs Stella | ... | utility sound |
David Sutton | ... | boom operator |
Ted Swanscott | ... | adr mixer: UK |
Jane Tattersall | ... | supervising sound editor |
Andrew Tay | ... | re-recording mixer |
Eric Thompson | ... | adr mixer |
Don White | ... | foley recording mixer |
Rebecca Wright | ... | foley recording assistant |
David Yonson | ... | adr mixer: Toronto |
Mark Zsifkovits | ... | re-recording mixer |
Special Effects by
Gábor Balogh | ... | standby special effects technician |
János Berki | ... | standby special effects technician |
Csaba Füredi | ... | special effects technician |
David Harris | ... | special effects: London/Jersey (as Dave Harris) |
Gábor Kiszelly | ... | special effects assistant (as Gabor Kiszelly) |
Gyula Krasnyánszky | ... | pyrotechnic effects supervisor |
Ferenc Ormos | ... | special effects supervisor |
György Solymosi | ... | special effects |
Visual Effects by
Genevieve Forte | ... | digital artist |
John Furniotis | ... | digital artist |
Chris Wallace | ... | HD colourist |
Motassem Younes | ... | digital opticals |
Camera and Electrical Department
Gyula Balogh | ... | electrician |
Csaba Bankhardt | ... | electrician |
Balázs Bélafalvy | ... | camera operator (as Balázs Bélafalvi) |
Andrew Curling | ... | best boy: UK |
Dániel Decsi | ... | camera loader |
István Decsi | ... | focus puller |
Alex Dukay | ... | still photographer |
Paul Facer | ... | electrician: UK |
Károly Gaál | ... | best boy (as Gaál Károly) |
Ákos Gulyás | ... | second assistant camera |
Stuart Howell | ... | steadicam operator: UK |
Amnon Israeli | ... | camera operator |
Ádám Kornéth | ... | video assistant (as Adam Korneth) |
Tamás Krausz | ... | electrician |
Sabrina Lantos | ... | assistant still photographer |
Joe McGee | ... | practical electrician |
Zsigmond Molcsány | ... | electrician (as Zsigmond Malcsán) |
Tamás Nyerges | ... | steadicam operator (as Tamas Nyerges) |
Péter Pozsonyi | ... | electrician |
Luis Santos | ... | lighting technician |
István Szaladják | ... | camera operator |
Rudolf Takács | ... | gaffer (as Takács 'Golyó' Rudolf) |
Mary Thompson | ... | video assistant: UK |
József Trombitás | ... | grip |
András Tóth | ... | dolly grip |
Attila V. Nagy | ... | behind the scenes cinematographer |
Casting Department
Jay Benedict | ... | adr voice casting |
Beth Cleveley-Hutchinson | ... | extras casting |
Alex Johnson | ... | casting assistant: UK |
Tamás Kertész | ... | extras casting |
Mari Makó | ... | casting: Hungary |
Jonathan Payne | ... | casting assistant: Canada |
Phoebe Scholfield | ... | adr voice casting |
Gail Stevens | ... | additional casting |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Charlotte Bird | ... | costume assistant: UK |
Imre Béres | ... | dresser / tailor |
Sándor Csajbók | ... | costume assistant (as Sandor Csajbok) |
Anikó Fazekas | ... | costume assistant |
Mónika Frankl | ... | costume assistant |
Gabriella Hõgye | ... | costume assistant |
Attila Jánosi | ... | costume assistant |
David Murphy | ... | wardrobe supervisor: UK |
Miklós Nemes | ... | costume assistant |
Steven Paige | ... | costume assistant: UK |
Magdalen Rubalcava | ... | assistant costume designer |
Gábor Simkó | ... | costume assistant |
Móni Simkó | ... | costume assistant (as Mónika Simkó) |
Zsuzsa Stenger | ... | wardrobe supervisor |
Gabor Szabo | ... | costumer |
Gyula Zámbó | ... | costumer |
Location Management
Jared Connon | ... | second location manager |
Tamás Guba | ... | location manager |
Isabella Kaliff-Lewis | ... | assistant location manager: Jersey |
Steve Mortimore | ... | location manager |
Asha Sharma | ... | location assistant |
Emma Woodcock | ... | assistant location manager |
Josh Yudkin | ... | location scout |
Music Department
Lesley Barber | ... | song producer |
Mychael Danna | ... | orchestrator / score producer |
Nicholas Dodd | ... | conductor / orchestrator |
Liz Gallacher | ... | music supervisor |
Paul Intson | ... | music editor |
Ron Korb | ... | musician: flute |
Dan Parr | ... | music preparation |
Michael Perlmutter | ... | music clearances (as Michael A. Perlmutter) |
Ron Searles | ... | music score recording engineer / score mixer / score recordist |
Rob Simonsen | ... | assistant to composer |
Lenny Solomon | ... | orchestra contractor |
Youki Yamamoto | ... | music preparation |
Script and Continuity Department
Elaine Yarish | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
Péter Balogh | ... | transportation captain |
Simon Barker | ... | unit transportation captain: UK |
Tibor Bodor | ... | driver: Annette Bening |
Zoltán Fohn | ... | driver / driver: cast |
Michael Geary | ... | action vehicle supplier: Motorhouse |
Zsolt Spitzer | ... | driver |
József Spáth | ... | facilities driver |
Zsolt Zászló | ... | production driver |
Additional Crew
Katalin Baranyi | ... | production coordinator |
Guy Barker | ... | production accountant |
Eva Borsos | ... | assistant accountant |
William Cameron | ... | title designer |
Richard Carless | ... | marine specialist: UK |
John Charles | ... | software engineer: Sony DAC |
Catherine Charlton | ... | dialogue coach |
Clair Chrysler | ... | lead stand-in: Annette Bening |
Dennis Davidson | ... | unit publicity |
Ken Dhaliwal | ... | production legal counsel |
Brad Fox | ... | production finance coordinator |
Gergely Fülöp | ... | set production assistant |
Rita Galántai | ... | production secretary |
Piers Gielgud | ... | choreographer |
Lucy Jack | ... | production coordinator |
Anya Keith | ... | assistant coordinator |
Balázs Kovács | ... | extras coordinator |
Barnabás Kovács | ... | production assistant |
Jen Lambert | ... | unit nurse (as Jennifer Lambert) |
Steven Lewis | ... | finance legal |
Kati Magenheim | ... | assistant to production manager |
Meredith Mohr | ... | assistant: Ms. Bening |
Jay Parsons | ... | production secretary: UK |
Andrew E. Pecs | ... | supervising accountant (as E. Andrew Pecs) |
Ceris Price | ... | publicist |
David Scott | ... | production assistant |
Karen Shaw | ... | production coordinator |
Michael Solomon | ... | assistant: Mr. Lantos |
Jeffrey Spitzer | ... | assistant to director |
Enikö Szakács | ... | cashier |
Esther Szasz | ... | assistant: Jeremy Irons |
Beatrix Szombati | ... | assistant: Mr. Lantos |
Eszter Szász | ... | assistant: Mr. Irons |
Aida Tannyan | ... | Finance: Serendipity Point Films |
Ned Vukovic | ... | dialect coach: post-production |
Kelly Willson Harvey | ... | assistant: Robert Lantos |
Judith Windsor | ... | dialect coach |
Youki Yamamoto | ... | midi transcriptor |
Éva Zöld | ... | assistant production coordinator |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Sony Pictures Classics (2004) (United States) (theatrical)
- THINKFilm
- Myriad Pictures
- Alfa Films (2005) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm (2004) (Canada) (theatrical)
- CP Classics (2005) (Russia) (theatrical)
- Columbia TriStar Film Distributors (2004) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Concorde Filmverleih (2005) (Germany) (theatrical)
- FS Film (2005) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Filmax (2004) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Golden Village (2005) (Singapore) (theatrical)
- LNK Audiovisuais (2005) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Mikado Film (2005) (Italy) (theatrical)
- SPI International (2005) (Czechia) (theatrical)
- Shaw Organisation (2005) (Singapore) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Releasing Australia (2005) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Xenix Filmdistribution (2005) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
- Concorde Home Entertainment (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
- Divisa Home Video (2018) (Spain) (DVD)
- HBO Max (2021) (United States) (video) (VOD)
- Hollydan Works (2005) (Yugoslavia) (DVD)
- LK-TEL Vídeo (2005) (Brazil)
- La Fabrique de Films (2004) (France)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2005) (United States) (DVD)
- Teleview International (2004) (Lebanon) (tv) (Middle East)
- Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (2005) (Argentina) (DVD)
- Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (2005) (Argentina) (VHS)
- Universal Pictures (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2005) (Switzerland) (DVD) (German speaking region)
Special Effects
- Film Effects (visual effects)
Other Companies
- AFM Lighting (grip and lighting equipment)
- Access Bookings (accommodation)
- Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA) (acknowledgement)
- Angels (wardrobe rentals)
- Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) (score mixed at)
- Casablanca (digital sound recording)
- DDA (unit publicity)
- DeLuxe Sound (re-recording services)
- DeLuxe Sound (video mastering)
- Deluxe Post-Production (post-production facilities)
- Deluxe Toronto (film lab: post-production)
- Deluxe (film lab: production)
- Donna Daniels Public Relations (publicity)
- Film Effects (digital opticals)
- Film Effects (titles)
- Film Finances Canada (completion guarantor)
- FocusFox Studio (film lab: production)
- Footsteps Post-Production Sound (foley services)
- Freeway CAM B.V. (collection account management)
- Future Post Production Ltd. (digital sound recording)
- Future Post (digital sound recording)
- Gamma Studios (main titles design)
- Glenn Gould Studio (orchestra recorded at)
- High Tech Media Services (master continuity and spotting list)
- Hollydan Works (production services)
- Katmadhu Productions (post-production accounting)
- Kodak Hungary (film lab: production)
- Mad Dog 2020 (extras casting)
- Moviecam Camera Rentals (camera equipment provided by)
- Moviecam Camera Rentals (grip and lighting equipment)
- S.L. Feldman & Associates (music clearances)
- Speed of Light (grip and lighting equipment)
- Sync or Swim (loop group)
- Tattersall Casablanca (digital sound recording)
- Theatre D Digital (avid editing equipment)
- Theatre D Digital (digital screening facility)
- Varèse Sarabande (soundtrack released by)
- Wood Hall Catering (catering)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
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 Tom's relationship progresses, the more she falls in love with him and becomes dependent upon him for her happiness. But as she finds out that Tom is not as innocent and shy as he first made himself to seem, she may learn that Tom cannot be that direct conduit to happiness and fulfillment at this stage in her life. However, she may find an avenue through Tom that may truly re-energize her for herself. Written by Huggo |
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Taglines | Passion. Obsession. Revenge. Prepare for the performance of a lifetime. See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Budget | $18,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
Trivia | Theatrical movie debut of Max Irons (Curtain Call Boy). See more » |
Goofs | Michael hands Julia a beer bottle that he opened by twisting off the cap; this innovation wasn't introduced until the mid-1960s. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Ray/Primer/Being Julia/The Final Cut/Vera Drake/Team America: World Police (2004). See more » |
Soundtracks | Laird O'Drumblair See more » |
Quotes |
Florence:
I think I used to know your father in Jersey, he was a doctor, wasn't he? He used to come to our house quite often. Julia Lambert: Actually, he was a vet, he used to go to your house to deliver the bitches. Your house was full of them. See more » |