Being Julia

Being Julia Soundtrack

Annette Bening's outstanding performance is the best reason to see Being Julia, a highly melodramatic adaptation of the 1937 novel Theatre by W. Somerset Maugham. With a prestigious pedigree (director Istvan Szabo and screenwriter Ronald Harwood share impressive theatrical backgrounds) and a stellar cast including Jeremy Irons, Bruce Greenwood, and Juliet Stevenson, the film's backstage and onstage theatrics take place in pre-World War II London, when the venerable actress Julia (Bening) fends off middle-age by romancing a stage-struck young American (Shaun Evans) in a calculated attempt to retain some youthful vitality while airing her own dirty laundry onstage in a glorious act of divine diva behavior. Treating life and theater as one big play in which she's the perpetual star, Julia's nothing if not a master thespian, and Bening's got all the chops to keep her in the spotlight. If the film isn't quite worthy of Bening's excellence, at least it gives her performance the showcase it deserves. -- Jeff Shannon

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director: Istvan Szabo
Stars: Annette Bening, Michael Gambon, Jeremy Irons
Production: Sony Pictures Classics
  Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 8 wins & 18 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.0
Metacritic:
65
Rotten Tomatoes:
76%
R
Year:
2004
99
$7,652,647
Website
1,189 Views
#SongDuration
1Curtain Up1:09
2The Real World1:37
3The Lift0:43
4Bei Mir Bist Du Schon2:46
5Farewell My Love0:54
6Life is Just a Bowl of Cherries1:27
7Birthday Presents0:59
8They Didn't Believe Me1:25
9Charades1:04
10Take a Break1:55
11Yes, Yes2:59
12Reunion0:43
13Mad About The Boy1:56
14For Old Times' Sake0:45
15Curtain Call1:25
16Smoke Gets In Your Eyes2:20

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