Being julia pictures rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Watch being julia trailers and video, including teasers, extended looks, exclusive clips, footage, sneak peeks, interviews, and more on moviefone. An aging stage actress annette bening takes on a younger lover in an attempt to invigorate her life. But this movie s problems start with its point of view, and it never quite recovers from them. Julia is the story of a fascinating woman, told from the point of view of someone who hardly knew her.
Being julia 2004 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Bening, pretending to be julia who is always pretending to be herself, is sensational. Should an actress merit an oscar for managing to conjure up a memorable performance in a forgettable film. 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. My watchlist keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all. Vivid, sharptongued and gloriously synthetic from crown to toenail, this rich slab of topoftheline theatrical cheese, adapted by. Her husband and director, michael gosselyn jeremy irons, introduces her to a young american actor, tom shaun evans, who professes admiration for her.
Being julia is rated r for some nudity, sexual situations and some very civilized naughty language. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Julia and tom start an affair, but soon she realizes that tom is just using her to advance his own career and that of his other. Theres a brief scene where a theatergoer makes fun of neville chamberlains peace in our time misstatement, but other than that youd never know that that europe is about to explode. Jan 28, 2014 being julia 2004 original full movie hd quality best watching movies. Oct 28, 2004 in being julia, she departs from the playwrights lines and improvises a new closing act right there on the stage, and its appropriate that her professional and personal problems should be resolved in front of an audience.
Being julia 2004 original full movie hd quality video. See the full list of cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Aug 15, 2007 a video clip of tom sturridge from the movie, being julia starring annette bening. This clip belongs to sony pictures classics, serendipity point films, and robert lantos. Watch being julia 2004 online part 1 video dailymotion. Being julia script transcript from the screenplay andor. Julia lambert annette bening is a popular but aging stage actress who is losing passion for her career. While not a perfect movie for that see the abovementioned all about eve being julia is a bird of rare plumage in todays crass movie jungle. Watch being julia online stream full movie directv. If so, hand annette bening the gong right now, because that s exactly what she does as the mood swingsuffering title character in 30sset period drama being julia. Start your free trial to watch being julia and other popular tv shows and movies including new releases, classics, hulu originals, and more.
Being julia surfaces a deliciously complicated character, played to perfection by annette bening. Annette bening was adorable in the role of julia, a veteran actress that shines on stage. The original film score was composed by mychael danna. 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. Everything you need to know about being julia movie 2004. That is, i realize, an unkind judgment against lillian hellman, whose wartime memoirs provide the inspiration for the story. Thats really all you need to know to enjoy mychael dannas score, since thats all i knew when i started listening to it. This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of being julia. Oct 15, 2004 being julia may not make much psychological or dramatic sense, but ms.
Being julia 2004 stream and watch online moviefone. Being julia pictures and movie photo gallery check out just released being julia pics, images, clips, trailers, production photos and more from rotten tomatoes movie pictures archive. Being julia cinemablend new movies, tv shows, games. Watch being julia streaming online hulu free trial. In being julia, which is set around the same time, it appears that all londoners of the late 30s cared about was the love life of their favorite stage actress. Cast and crew movie tickets movie theaters moviefone. Being julia was a delightful story about theatrical life, manipulation, love and revenge.
The movie is based on a novel written in 1937 by w. This movie, released in 2004, was based on somerset maughams theatre and directed by istvan szabo. Being julia, starring annette bening in the title role, is the story of an egomaniacal yet adorable stage actress in 1930s london who plots revenge after being heartbroken in the course of a maydecember romance. The screenplay by ronald harwood is based on the novel theatre 1937 by w. Being julia is a 2004 comedydrama film directed by istvan szabo and starring annette bening and jeremy irons. The world of the theatre can be a magnificent one, as the. While much of being julia s appeal stems from no one being as fabulous as julia is, the lack of a worthy sparring partner diminishes the fun.
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. With all being said and done, being julia is a nice production about the theatre, it does leave a bored impression for the audience. Being julia 2004 123movies 123 movies watch full movie. Being julia on dvd march 22, 2005 starring annette bening, maury chaykin, jeremy irons, miriam margolyes. The film traces the lifelong relationship between playwright lillian hellman and julia, a wealthy girl who turns her back on her upbringing to follow her ideals. Released 2004, being julia stars annette bening, jeremy irons, bruce greenwood, miriam margolyes the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 44 min, and received a score of 65 out of 100 on. A video clip of tom sturridge from the movie, being julia starring annette bening.
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