Being Julia

Being Julia

104 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance | Sept. 3, 2004

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.

Being Julia

104 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance | Sept. 3, 2004

Being Julia
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.
IMDb rating 7.0
Producers Serendipity Point Films
Original title Being Julia
Directors István Szabó
Writers W. Somerset Maugham, Ronald Harwood

Cast

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

Max Irons

as Curtain Call Boy

Michael Culkin

as Rupert

Tom Sturridge

as Roger Gosselyn

Sheila McCarthy

as Grace Dexter

Lucy Punch

as Avice Crichton

Teresa Churcher

as Cynthia

Rosemary Harris

as Julia's Mother

Rita Tushingham

as Aunt Carrie

Maury Chaykin

as Walter Gibbs

Marsha Fitzalan

as Florence