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Being Julia (2004)  link to Being Julia on IMDb  

Number: 1187

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IMDb Rating:
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7.0/10 (11.1K votes)

Country: Canada, 104 minutes

Spoken languages: English

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Director(s): István Szabó

Storyline:
1938. Julia Lambert and Michael Gosselyn 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 upon the passing of their mentor, Jimmie Langton. Jimmie 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 disenchantment 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, 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 ...

Cast:

Michael Gambon Jimmie Langton
Annette Bening Julia Lambert
Leigh Lawson Archie Dexter
Shaun Evans Tom Fennel
Jeremy Irons Michael Gosselyn

Medium: Original DVD, Dolby Digital 5.1 - English

Subtitles: English, Russian, Cantonese

Location: Drawer 9 Slot 9

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 1.85:1