Being Julia

Being Julia

6.4IMDb Score
Released:2004-09-03
Duration:104 min
Director:István Szabó
Actors:Annette Bening, Jeremy Irons, Miriam Margolyes, Bruce Greenwood, Michael Gambon
Production:Serendipity Point Films, First Choice Films, Hogarth Productions

Overview:

Julia Lambert is a true diva: beautiful, talented, weathly and famous. She has it all - including a devoted husband who has mastermined her brilliant career - but after years of shining in the spotlight she begins to suffer from a severe case of boredom and longs for something new and exciting to put the twinkle back in her eye. Julia finds exactly what she's looking for in a handsome young American fan, but it isn't long before the novelty fling adds a few more sparks than she was hoping for. Fortuately for her, this surprise twist in the plot will thrust her back into the greatest role of her life.

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