Set in London in 1938, the film focuses on highly successful and extremely popular theatre actress Julia Lambert, whose gradual disillusionment with her career as she approaches middle age has prompted her to ask her husband, stage director Michael Gosselyn, and his financial backer Dolly de Vries to close her current production to allow her time to travel abroad. They persuade her to remain with the play throughout the summer. Michael introduces her to Tom Fennel, an enterprising American, who confesses his deep appreciation of her work. Seeking the passion missing from her marriage, and anxious to fill the void left when her close friend Lord Charles suggested they part ways to avoid scandalous gossip, Julia embarks on a passionate affair with the young man and begins to support him so he may enjoy the glamorous lifestyle to which she has introduced him. Their relationship revives her, sparking a distinct change in her personality. Always hovering in the background and offering counsel is the spirit of her mentor, Jimmie Langton, the theatrical manager who gave Julia her start and made her a star, while flesh-and-blood Evie serves as her personal maid, dresser, and confidante.
MPAA Rating: | R |
Genre: | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
Country: | Canada, Hungary, United Kingdom, United States |
Produced By: | Kevan Van Thompson, Mark Milln, Mark Musselman, Julia Rosenberg, Robert Lantos, Marion Pilowsky, Sandra Cunningham |
Directed By: | István Szabó |
Written By: | Ronald Harwood, W. Somerset Maugham |
Cast: | George Lang, Tom Sturridge, Max Irons, Terry Sach, Bruce Greenwood, Julian Richings, Sheila McCarthy, Annette Bening, Leigh Lawson, Ronald Markham, Michael Gambon, Mari Kiss, Miriam Margolyes, István Komlós, Jeremy Irons, Lucy Punch, Rosemary Harris, Rita Tushingham, Bruce Anderson, Barnabás Réti, Andrew Paton Story Busher, Maury Chaykin, Shaun Evans, Marsha Fitzalan, Catherine Charlton, Michael Culkin, Denzel Sinclaire, Juliet Stevenson, Teresa Churcher |
In Theaters: | Feb 18, 2005 |
Runtime: | 1 hour 44 minutes |
Production: | Serendipity Point Films, First Choice Films, Hogarth Productions, Myriad Pictures |
Budget: | $18,000,000 |
Box Office: | $7,739,049 |
Available On: | Amazon, Itunes |
Read More On: | Wikipedia |