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Being Julia

  • 2004
  • R
  • 1h 44m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
13K
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Jeremy Irons and Annette Bening in Being Julia (2004)
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FarcePeriod DramaComedyDramaRomance

Set in 1930s London, this movie involves stage actors and actresses and their experiences with love and revenge.Set in 1930s London, this movie involves stage actors and actresses and their experiences with love and revenge.Set in 1930s London, this movie involves stage actors and actresses and their experiences with love and revenge.

  • Director
    • István Szabó
  • Writers
    • Ronald Harwood
    • W. Somerset Maugham
  • Stars
    • Annette Bening
    • Michael Gambon
    • Maury Chaykin
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    13K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • István Szabó
    • Writers
      • Ronald Harwood
      • W. Somerset Maugham
    • Stars
      • Annette Bening
      • Michael Gambon
      • Maury Chaykin
    • 125User reviews
    • 67Critic reviews
    • 65Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 9 wins & 19 nominations total

    Videos8

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    Being Julia Scene: You Want To Close The Play
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    Being Julia Scene: That's Avice Crichton
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    Being Julia Scene: Let's Do It Again
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    Being Julia Scene: Let's Do It Again

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    Top Cast31

    Annette Bening
    Annette Bening
    • Julia Lambert
    Michael Gambon
    Michael Gambon
    • Jimmie Langton
    Maury Chaykin
    Maury Chaykin
    • Walter Gibbs
    Leigh Lawson
    Leigh Lawson
    • Archie Dexter
    Shaun Evans
    Shaun Evans
    • Tom Fennel
    Mari Kiss
    • Mr. Gosselyn's Secretary
    Jeremy Irons
    Jeremy Irons
    • Michael Gosselyn
    Ronald Markham
    • Butler
    Terry Sach
    • Chauffeur
    Catherine Charlton
    • Miss Philips
    Juliet Stevenson
    Juliet Stevenson
    • Evie
    Miriam Margolyes
    Miriam Margolyes
    • Dolly de Vries
    Max Irons
    Max Irons
    • Curtain Call Boy
    Andrew Paton Story Busher
    • Male Singer
    George Lang
    • Antoine the Maitre D
    Michael Culkin
    Michael Culkin
    • Rupert
    Marsha Fitzalan
    Marsha Fitzalan
    • Florence
    Bruce Greenwood
    Bruce Greenwood
    • Lord Charles
    • Director
      • István Szabó
    • Writers
      • Ronald Harwood
      • W. Somerset Maugham
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews125

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    Romance

    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Evie (Juliet Stevenson), Julia's (Annette Bening's) maid, insinuates that Dolly de Vries (Miriam Margolyes) may be a lesbian for always visiting during Julia's massages. This may be an in-joke, as Margolyes has been with her partner, Heather Sutherland, since 1968.
    • Goofs
      Michael hands Julia a beer bottle that he opened by twisting off the cap; this innovation wasn't introduced until the mid-1960s.
    • Quotes
      • Florence: I think I used to know your father in Jersey, he was a doctor, wasn't he? He used to come to our house quite often.
      • Julia Lambert: Actually, he was a vet, he used to go to your house to deliver the bitches. Your house was full of them.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper: Ray/Primer/Being Julia/The Final Cut/Vera Drake/Team America: World Police (2004)
    • Soundtracks
      Laird O'Drumblair
      Written by Scott Skinner
      Published by Public Domain
      Performed by Grit Laskin

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    Details

    • Release date
      • February 18, 2005 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Canada
      • United States
      • Hungary
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • Sony Pictures Classics (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Julia Olmak
    • Filming locations
      • Kecskemét, Hungary
    • Production companies
      • Serendipity Point Films
      • First Choice Films
      • Hogarth Productions
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Budget
      • $18,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $7,739,049
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $122,214
      • Oct 17, 2004
    • Gross worldwide
      • $14,339,171
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 44m(104 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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