Being Julia

2004 film directed by Sebastián Szabó
Movie film Q814790
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Being Julia

Summary

Being Julia is a film[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Being Julia's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Being Julia was directed by István Szabó[4].
  • Ronald Harwood wrote the screenplay for Being Julia[5].
  • Being Julia's composer is recorded as Mychael Danna[6].
  • Being Julia's genre is romance film[7].
  • Being Julia's genre is drama film[8].
  • Being Julia's genre is romantic comedy[9].
  • A cast member of Being Julia was Annette Bening[10].
  • A cast member of Being Julia was Jeremy Irons[11].
  • A cast member of Being Julia was Shaun Evans[12].
  • A cast member of Being Julia was Lucy Punch[13].
  • A cast member of Being Julia was Michael Gambon[14].
  • A cast member of Being Julia was Bruce Greenwood[15].
  • A cast member of Being Julia was Juliet Stevenson[16].
  • A cast member of Being Julia was Tom Sturridge[17].
  • A cast member of Being Julia was Max Irons[18].
  • A cast member of Being Julia was Miriam Margolyes[19].
  • A cast member of Being Julia was Michael Culkin[20].
  • A cast member of Being Julia was Sheila McCarthy[21].
  • A cast member of Being Julia was Mari Kiss[22].
  • A cast member of Being Julia was Marsha Fitzalan[23].
  • A cast member of Being Julia was Julian Richings[24].
  • A cast member of Being Julia was Rosemary Harris[25].
  • A cast member of Being Julia was Rita Tushingham[26].
  • A cast member of Being Julia was Maury Chaykin[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Being Julia was produced by Robert Lantos[28]. It was directed by István Szabó[4]. Ronald Harwood wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Annette Bening[10], Jeremy Irons[11], Shaun Evans[12], Lucy Punch[13], Michael Gambon[14], and Bruce Greenwood[15].

Publication

Publication dates include September 3, 2004[29], April 7, 2005[30], and 2004[31]. The original language of Being Julia was English[32]. Genres include romance film[7], drama film[8], and romantic comedy[9]. It was distributed by video on demand[33].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include actor[34], self-discovery[35], midlife crisis[36], affair[37], self-actualization[38], and revenge[39].

Reception

Reviews include 76%[40], 6.7/10[41], and 65/100[42].

Why It Matters

Being Julia has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [32] . wikidata.org.
  28. [33] . wikidata.org.
  29. [40] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [41] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [42] . wikidata.org.
  32. [29] . wikidata.org.
  33. [30] . kinokalender.com. Retrieved . kinokalender.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [31] . wikidata.org.
  35. [34] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [35] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  37. [36] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  38. [37] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  39. [38] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  40. [39] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [43] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Production designer Luciana Arrighi
    Set in period 1938
    Described by source AWFJ’s Top 100 Films List
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