Being Julia is a 2004 Canadian/American/Hungarian/British drama film with comic undertones directed by István Szabó. The screenplay by Ronald Harwood is based on the 1937 novel Theatre by W. Somerset Maugham.
Set in London in 1938, the film focuses on highly successful and extremely popular theatre actress Julia Lambert, whose gradual disillusionment with her career as she approaches middle age has prompted her to ask her husband, stage director ...
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Being Julia is a 2004 Canadian/American/Hungarian/British drama film with comic undertones directed by István Szabó. The screenplay by Ronald Harwood is based on the 1937 novel Theatre by W. Somerset Maugham.
Set in London in 1938, the film focuses on highly successful and extremely popular theatre actress Julia Lambert, whose gradual disillusionment with her career as she approaches middle age has prompted her to ask her husband, stage director Michael Gosselyn, and his financial backer, Dolly de Vries, to close her current production to allow her time to travel abroad. They convince her to remain with the play throughout the summer, and Michael introduces her to Tom Fennel, an enterprising American who confesses his deep appreciation of her work. Seeking the passion missing from her marriage, and anxious to fill the void left when her close friend Lord Charles suggested they part ways to avoid scandalous gossip, Julia embarks on a passionate affair with the young man and begins to...
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