Fresh
It is Bening that's worth the price of admission. She makes even the corniest line ring true.
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
Being Julia
Passion. Obsession. Revenge. Prepare for the performance of a lifetime.
2004 · 1h 44m · R
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Directed by
István Szabó
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Being Julia
Overview
Julia Lambert is a true diva: beautiful, talented, weathly and famous. 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. Julia finds exactly what she's looking for in a handsome young American fan, but it isn't long before the novelty fling adds a few more sparks than she was hoping for. Fortuately for her, this surprise twist in the plot will thrust her back into the greatest role of her life.
Director and cast
- István Szabó Director
- Annette Bening as Julia Lambert
- Jeremy Irons as Michael Gosselyn
- Miriam Margolyes as Dolly de Vries
- Bruce Greenwood as Lord Charles
- Michael Gambon as Jimmie Langton
- Leigh Lawson as Archie Dexter
- Shaun Evans as Tom Fennel
- Juliet Stevenson as Evie
- Max Irons as Curtain Call Boy
- Michael Culkin as Rupert
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
77%
Tomatometer
Fresh
I enjoyed watching Ms. Bening in close to top form, and I think you will, too.
Andrew Sarris, New York Observer
Fresh
Bening brings such vitality to the role that she sweeps aside all the quibbles, and you have to sit back and enjoy what is a masterly performance by a great actor playing a great actor.
Richard Nilsen, Arizona Republic
Fresh
This is, of course, the sort of role about which actresses dream, and it is Annette Bening who brings Julia to raging, mischievous, unforgettable life.
Connie Ogle, Miami Herald
Fresh
A pretty good picture wrapped around a great, Oscar-contender performance.
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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