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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0068009109223
Format: NTSC
Region Code: 1
Sales Rank: 71235
Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
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
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Brilliant F-A-R-C-E
People complaining about the characters being thin, whether they give it five stars or one star, are completely missing the genre of this brilliant, witty, delightful film. It's a farce: the characters aren't supposed to be deep, they're supposed to be thin and manic and driven by one or two motives as their plans for love or money make them collide into each other. Every single performance here, down to the fish-eyed butler, is terrific and in tune with the spirit of farce, which is more English ... Read More
Rating:  - Drama queen.
Being Julia starring the talented Annette Bening could be the only reason to watch this film. Bening's performance earned her a Golden Globe, she is marvelous and has a great sense of humor to play a woman who's husband is cheating on her. This film is a bit slow and overwrought at times but Bening can do anything so with that being said just watch it and see why she is such a great actress. Jeremy Irons ain't too shabby either.
Rating: - dont fret annette; gertie lawrence didnt win an oscar either
essentially little more than an overblown star vehicle for annette benning, portraying a 1930s stage actress in an overblown star vehicle. there is just a bit too much of "the-a-tre" smugness to appeal to a general audience, but the audience its intended for should lap it up. strong supporting work from the likes of jeremy irons, michael gambon, and a delicious miriam margolyes (if you recognize that name, this movie is for you).
Rating: - Being Julia -- I laughed, smiled, and was glad that I watched it.
Annette Benning's dramatic, humorous, and stunning performance in "Being Julia" is what (for me) pushes this movie from three to four stars. Not just any actress could pull off playing the curt and witty diva-like personality of Julia Lambert, but Annette does and she does it well. I feel her performance bares a resemblance to Betty Davis's in "All About Eve." Also the other actors (Shaun Evans, Jeremy Irons, Lucy Punch, and Tom Sturridge) performances are not to be overlooked either. I especially ... Read More
Rating: - Wow!
This film is a complete and utter delight from start to finish! I found it at my library and have watched it three times in a row -- every time I see and hear more subtlety. The story is a wonderful romp through the ups and downs of one woman's mid-life crisis without being cliche or maudlin. Bravo to Annette Benning for the courage to keep her own face and not get alot of expression-freezing plastic surgery as she ages. She is more beautiful and radiant than ever, because she is real, and even more accomplished ... Read More
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