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Being Julia

Passion. Obsession. Revenge. Prepare for the performance of a lifetime.

2004 · R · 1h 44m

Directed by István Szabó

6.4

TMDB audience score
125 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

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.

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Cast

  • Annette Bening
    Julia Lambert

  • Jeremy Irons
    Michael Gosselyn

  • Miriam Margolyes
    Dolly de Vries

  • Bruce Greenwood
    Lord Charles

  • Michael Gambon
    Jimmie Langton

  • Leigh Lawson
    Archie Dexter

  • Shaun Evans
    Tom Fennel

  • Juliet Stevenson
    Evie

  • Max Irons
    Curtain Call Boy

  • Michael Culkin
    Rupert

  • Tom Sturridge
    Roger Gosselyn

  • Sheila McCarthy
    Grace Dexter

  • Lucy Punch
    Avice Crichton

  • Teresa Churcher
    Cynthia

  • Rosemary Harris
    Julia's Mother

  • Rita Tushingham
    Aunt Carrie

  • Maury Chaykin
    Walter Gibbs

  • Marsha Fitzalan
    Florence