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 Barnes & Noble Many film fans believe that the 2004 Academy Award for Best Actress should have gone to Annette Bening for her dazzling turn as an aging actress in this theatrical drama, rather than Million Dollar Babys Hilary Swank. Whichever side of this apples-and-oranges comparison you favor, there’s no denying Bening’s brilliance in Being Julia (based on a 1937 novel by Somerset Maugham), which casts her as fading star Julia Lambert toiling in a successful play but weary of life behind the footlights -- or so she thinks. Her British husband (Jeremy Irons) has turned a blind eye to her less-than-passionate affair with a fickle aristocrat (Bruce Greenwood), and for a little excitement she takes up with an admiring American accountant (Shaun Evans) half her age. And then along comes a pretty young ingénue (Lucy Punch), who not only arouses the interest of accountants but that of Julias husband as well. If you think this sounds a little like All About Eve, youre absolutely right. Benings Julia Lambert is very much like Bette Daviss Margo Channing in Eve, and she handles personal crises much the same way. Julias big showdown takes place on stage, where the veteran actress improvises an entire act with dialogue intended to vent her frustration while compelling the other performers to play along. Director Istvan Szabo (Mephisto) and screenwriter Ronald Harwood (The Dresser) are old hands at creating a convincing theatrical milieu. But its Benings bravura turn, perhaps her best to date, that really sets this film ablaze. Ed Hulse Interested in the song lyrics? - Check out themostlyrics.com! Looking For A DVD? - Check out dvd-a-rama.com! |
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