Directed by:
István SzabóScreenplay:
Ronald HarwoodCinematography:
Lajos KoltaiComposer:
Mychael DannaCast:
Michael Gambon, Annette Bening, Leigh Lawson, Shaun Evans, Mari Kiss, Jeremy Irons, Juliet Stevenson, Miriam Margolyes, Max Irons, Michael Culkin (more)Plots(1)
As she enters her early 40s, London theater actress Julia Lambert (Annette Bening) starts having a nervous breakdown. She still rules the West End, but is growing too old for ingenue parts. When Tom Fennell (Shaun Evans), an adoring lad half her age, comes into her life, a clandestine affair begins. Though she's happy for a while, Julia eventually winds up in a face-off with a Tom's other, much younger lover (Lucy Punch). Luckily, the spirit of Julia's cantankerous old acting coach (Michael Gambon) follows Julia around offering some tough-love encouragement. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Michael Gambon
Ireland
Best movies:
The King's Speech (2010)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
The Hollow Crown (2012) (series)
Annette Bening
USA
Best movies:
American Beauty (1999)
Mother and Child (2009)
Valmont (1989)
Leigh Lawson
UK
Best movies:
Brother Sun, Sister Moon (1972)
The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler (2009) (TV movie)
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman (1997) (series)
Shaun Evans
UK
Best movies:
Endeavour (2012) (series)
Boy A (2007)
Inspector George Gently (2007) (series)
Mari Kiss
Hungary
Best movies:
Ball Lightning (1978)
Delta (2008)
A Very Moral Night (1977)
Jeremy Irons
UK
Best movies:
The Lion King (1994)
The Mission (1986)
The Hollow Crown (2012) (series)
Juliet Stevenson
UK
Best movies:
Drowning by Numbers (1988)
Desert Flower (2009)
The Last Hangman (2005)
Miriam Margolyes
UK
Best movies:
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
Mulan (1998)
Magnolia (1999)
Max Irons
UK
Best movies:
Being Julia (2004)
Woman in Gold (2015)
The Wife (2017)
Michael Culkin
UK
Best movies:
The Fifth Element (1997)
The Hours (2002)
Perfect Strangers (2001) (series)
Marsha Fitzalan
West Germany
Best movies:
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
The Importance of Being Earnest (2002)
Henry VIII (2003) (TV movie)
Bruce Greenwood
Canada
Best movies:
First Blood (1982)
The World's Fastest Indian (2005)
Star Trek (2009)
Julian Richings
UK
Best movies:
Treed Murray (2001)
My Life Without Me (2003)
Hard Core Logo (1996)
Tom Sturridge
UK
Best movies:
The Hollow Crown (2012) (series)
The Boat That Rocked (2009)
Being Julia (2004)
Sheila McCarthy
Canada
Best movies:
Die Hard 2 (1990)
Being Julia (2004)
A Woman of Independent Means (1995) (series)
Lucy Punch
UK
Best movies:
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
Hot Fuzz (2007)
The 10th Kingdom (2000) (series)
Teresa Churcher
Best movies:
Miracle Landing on the Hudson (2014) (TV movie)
Desert Flower (2009)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
Rita Tushingham
UK
Best movies:
Doctor Zhivago (1965)
The Trap (1966)
Mysteries (1978)
Maury Chaykin
USA
Best movies:
Dances with Wolves (1990)
Whale Music (1994)
A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2000) (series)