A woman scorned unleashes her fury in this droll comedy based on a story by W. Somerset Maugham. Julia Lambert (Annette Bening) is a famous and well-respected actress, but though her life in the limelight seems glamorous, things are not going well for her off-stage. Julia's husband is unfaithful to her (and not especially discreet about it), her son is angry with her, and she's afraid she's losing her looks and allure as she advances further into middle age. In the midst of this, Julia meets a handsome and dashing young American named Tom, who is close friends with Julia's son. Tom makes no secret of his attraction to Julia, and the feeling is mutual, leading the two into a torrid affair. But, while Julia at first dives into this adulterous romance with little care for how it could affect her reputation, she becomes livid with rage when she learns that Tom is also involved with a younger actress, and is only using Julia to advance his own career in the theater. Julia plots an elaborate revenge against Tom in a scheme that will help her win back the pride and confidence life has recently stripped from her. Being Julia also stars Jeremy Irons, Michael Gambon, Bruce Greenwood, and Shaun Evans. — Mark Deming
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Michael Gambon | Jimmie Langton |
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Annette Bening | Julia Lambert |
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Leigh Lawson | Archie Dexter |
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Shaun Evans | Tom Fennel |
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Mari Kiss | Mr. Gosselyn's Secretary |
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Jeremy Irons | Michael Gosselyn |
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Ronald Markham | Butler |
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Terry Sach | Chauffeur |
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Catherine Charlton | Miss Philips |
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Juliet Stevenson | Evie |
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Miriam Margolyes | Dolly de Vries |
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Max Irons | Curtain Call Boy |
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Andrew Paton Story Busher | Male Singer |
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George Lang | Antoine the Maitre D |
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Michael Culkin | Rupert |
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Marsha Fitzalan | Florence |
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Bruce Greenwood | Lord Charles |
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Denzal Sinclaire | Singer |
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Julian Richings | Mr. Turnbull |
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Tom Sturridge | Roger Gosselyn |
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Sheila McCarthy | Grace Dexter |
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Lucy Punch | Avice Crichton |
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Teresa Churcher | Cynthia |
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Rosemary Harris | Julia's Mother |
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Rita Tushingham | Aunt Carrie |
| Director | István Szabó |
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| Writer | W. Somerset Maugham, Ronald Harwood | |
| Producer | Sandra Cunningham, Robert Lantos, Mark Milln, Mark Musselman, Marion Pilowsky, Julia Rosenberg, Kevan Van Thompson | |
| Musician | Mychael Danna | |
| Photography | Lajos Koltai | |
| Packaging | Keep Case |
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| Nr Discs | 1 |
| Screen Ratios | Anamorphic Widescreen (1.85:1) |
| Audio Tracks | ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 |
| Subtitles | English | English (Closed Captioned) | German | Hindi |
| Distributor | Sony Pictures |
| Layers | Single side, Single layer |
| Edition Release Date | Mar 22, 2005 |
| Regions | 1 |