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- 1977
- PG
- Twentieth Century Fox
- 1 h 57 m
- 1977
- PG
- Twentieth Century Fox
- 1 h 57 m
Summary At the behest of an old and dear friend, playwright Lillian Hellman undertakes a dangerous mission to smuggle funds into Nazi Germany.
Directed By: Fred Zinnemann
Written By: Lillian Hellman, Alvin Sargent
- 1977
- PG
- Twentieth Century Fox
- 1 h 57 m
- 1977
- PG
- Twentieth Century Fox
- 1 h 57 m
Julia
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7.4
Summary At the behest of an old and dear friend, playwright Lillian Hellman undertakes a dangerous mission to smuggle funds into Nazi Germany.
Directed By: Fred Zinnemann
Written By: Lillian Hellman, Alvin Sargent
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Mixed or Average
Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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Fred Zinnemann’s superbly sensitive film explores the anti-Nazi awakening in the 1930s of writer Lillian Hellman via persecution of a childhood friend, portrayed in excellent characterization by Vanessa Redgrave in title role. Richard Roth’s production is handsome and tasteful.
Despite its gentility and evasiveness, Julia may have come much closer to the truth about Lillian Hellman on the strength of Jane Fonda's edgy, persuasive performance, which reveals an intelligent woman who couldn't feel more unsuree of herself or less like a conquering heroine.
Julia is the story of a fascinating woman, told from the point of view of someone who hardly knew her. That is, I realize, an unkind judgment against Lillian Hellman, whose wartime memoirs provide the inspiration for the story. But this movie's problems start with its point of view, and it never quite recovers from them.
The script, the direction and finally, Fonda's acting choices capture nothing of what made Hellman a true piss-and-vinegar original.
Mr. Sargent and Mr. Zinneman have amplified the story with solemn care, in good taste (which is not always desirable), and have come forth with a film that is both well-meaning and on the side of the angels but with the exception of a half-dozen scenes, lifeless.
Zinnemann blows it most of all in the Fonda-Redgrave relationship, and no credibility is given to Hellman's ferocious talent and dominant personality.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 7 User Ratings
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Generally Favorable
Based on 7 User Ratings
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86% Positive
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Production Company
Twentieth Century Fox
Release Date Oct 2, 1977
Duration 1 h 57 m
Rating PG
Genres
Tagline The story of two women whose friendship suddenly became a matter of life and death.
Awards
Academy Awards, USA
• 3 Wins & 11 Nominations
Golden Globes, USA
• 2 Wins & 7 Nominations
BAFTA Awards
• 4 Wins & 10 Nominations
