TY - ADVS AU - Lantos,Robert AU - Harwood,Ronald AU - Szabó,István AU - Bening,Annette AU - Irons,Jeremy AU - Greenwood,Bruce AU - Margolyes,Miriam AU - Stevenson,Juliet AU - Evans,Shaun AU - Sturridge,Tom AU - Chaykin,Maury AU - Harris,Rosemary AU - Tushingham,Rita AU - Gambon,Michael AU - Koltai,Lajos AU - Shipton,Susan AU - Danna,Mychael AU - Maugham,W.Somerset ED - Sony Pictures Classics (Firm) ED - Serendipity Point Films. ED - First Choice Films. ED - Astral Media. ED - Telefilm Canada. ED - Corus Entertainment (Firm) ED - Myriad Pictures. ED - ISL Films (Firm) ED - Hogarth Productions (Firm) ED - Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm) TI - Being Julia SN - 1404970061 AV - PN1995.9.A26 B45 2005 U1 - 791.43/72 22 PY - 2005/// CY - Culver City, CA PB - Sony Pictures Classics, Distributed bySony Pictures Home Entertainment KW - Maugham, W. Somerset KW - Acting KW - Drama KW - Actresses KW - Theater KW - Friendship KW - Man-woman relationships KW - Women KW - Conduct of life KW - Triangles (Interpersonal relations) KW - Revenge KW - Melodrama KW - Feature KW - migfg KW - London (England) KW - West End (London, England) KW - Feature films KW - Motion pictures KW - Comedy films KW - Video recordings for the hearing impaired N1 - Based on the novella "Theatre" by W. Somerset Maugham; Originally released as a motion picture in 2004; Special features: Commentary with director István Szabó, Annette Bening and Jeremy Irons [optional audio feature]; Behind-the-scenes of "Being Julia" [featurette] (9 min.); Behind the lens: the making of "Being Julia" [featurette] (6 min.); Deleted scenes (5 min.); Previews (7 min.); Start -- Tom Fennel -- Dolly -- Invitation -- One big pose -- Tea with Tom -- "You don't look so bad." -- Enjoying herself again -- Tightening -- Older woman -- Very modern couple -- English thing -- Learn restraint -- What it's all about -- Transparent boy -- Role for Avice -- Clever girl -- "You were awful." -- Audition -- Rehearsal -- Fling with Daddy -- Far too angelic -- For old times sake -- Opening night -- Lesson in upstaging -- and improvisation -- Spoils of war -- Dining alone; Director of photography, Lajos Koltai ; edited by Susan Shipton ; music by Mychael Danna ; costume designer, John Bloomfield ; production designer, Luciana Arrighi; Annette Bening, Jeremy Irons, Bruce Greenwood, Miriam Margolyes, Juliet Stevenson, Shaun Evans, Lucy Punch, Tom Sturridge, Maury Chaykin, Sheila McCarthy, Rosemary Harris, Rita Tushingham, Leigh Lawson, Julian Richings, Michael Gambon; MPAA rating: Rated R; some sexuality N2 - London, 1938. Julia is a true West End diva: beautiful, talented, wealthy, and famous. She has a devoted husband who has masterminded her brilliant career - but after years of 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. She finds what she is looking for in a handsome young American fan, who adds a few more sparks than Julia was hoping for ER -