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Actors: Annette Bening, Jeremy Irons, Bruce Greenwood, Shaun Evans
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Being Julia |
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This movie, released in 2004, was based on Somerset Maugham's "Theatre" and directed by István Szabó.
Julia Lambert (Bening) is a famous stage actress in the London of the end of the thirties, she's married to the director Michael Gosselyn (Irons). Now, exhausted, she wants to take a break. But then she falls in love with Tom Fennel, a young American 25 years younger than her. A few weeks later, Tom starts to move away from her and falls in love with the fleshy Avice Crichton. Julia uses all her resources as an actress to mask her sorrow.
When Tom dares to ask her to give to Avice a part in the next production of her husband, Julia finds a way to take revenge on both lovers. She will flatter Avice during the rehearsals and be nice to the young girl but, on the evening of the opening, she humiliates Avice in front of the audience.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Being Julia |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1930's-1950's
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- inconveniently married while playing footsy
- spurned lover goes for revenge
Job/Profession/Poverty Story?
Yes
Job:
- actor
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- actor
Age:
- 40's-50's
Hair color?
- red
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn curly
Body type
- (woman) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- irritated
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- soggy whimpering jelly muffin
Sense of humor?
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average build
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- actor
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 20%
Hair color
- blonde
Hair type
- (woman) long curly
Body type
- (woman) ample chest and buttocks
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
Intelligence
- Dumb
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
City?
Yes
City:
- London
Misc setting
- theater
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- very happy
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- English
Is this movie based on a
- book
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