1981
R
Discovery Films
1 h 38 m

1981
R
Discovery Films
1 h 38 m

Summary After her daughter's death, wealthy American homemaker Julia Lofting moves to London to restart her life. All seems well until she is haunted by the ghosts of other children while mourning for her own.

Directed By: Richard Loncraine

Written By: Harry Bromley Davenport, Dave Humphries, Peter Straub

1981
R
Discovery Films
1 h 38 m

1981
R
Discovery Films
1 h 38 m

The Haunting of Julia

Name: The Haunting of Julia
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Released: 1981-09-11
Duration: 1 min 38 s
Rating: 57
Cast: Mia Farrow, Keir Dullea, Tom Conti, Jill Bennett, Robin Gammell

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 6 Critic Reviews

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Directed By: Richard Loncraine

Written By: Harry Bromley Davenport, Dave Humphries, Peter Straub

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Mixed or Average Based on 6 Critic Reviews

33% Positive
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Mixed or Average Based on 6 Critic Reviews

33% Positive
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Los Angeles Times

The Haunting of Julia is an instance of the perfect blending of role and performer, with Mia Farrow cast as a young woman who may be either the victim of a ghostly possession or slowly disintegrating into madness. [26 Aug 1990, p.4]

By Kevin Thomas FULL REVIEW

Variety

Film has a fairly tight script which, in first half at least, builds up scary tensions nicely. There's a performance by Mia Farrow which is somewhat reminiscent of Rosemary's Baby, and enough supernatural trappings to please those who are fascinated by the occult.

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Washington Post

Filmed in velvety browns, with shafts of sunlight filtered through old windows, The Haunting of Julia is a definite cut above the current horror movie cliche, but yet not up to the classic psychological ghost-story level it aims at.

By Judith Martin FULL REVIEW

TV Guide Magazine

Filmed and released in England in 1976 as FULL CIRCLE, this movie flopped badly and went unreleased Stateside until 1981, when it was unveiled under a new title and still failed to find its audience.

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Time Out

The narrative, from a story by Peter Straub, juggles ambiguously - if not carelessly - with themes thrown up and better developed in The Turn of the Screw, Don't Look Now and Rosemary's Baby... But there is much to commend in Farrow's performance, complemented by Colin Towns' softly chilling score, which is more than can be said for Conti and Dullea.

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The New York Times

Based on a novel by Peter Straub, The Haunting of Julia manages to draw on every horror movie cliche imaginable and still make very little sense.

By Janet Maslin FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Canadian Film Development Corporation (CFDC), Classic Film Industries, Famous Players, Fetter Productions, Merit

Release Date Sep 11, 1981

Duration 1 h 38 m

Rating R

Genres

Tagline She had no one to play with for thirty years...

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Awards

Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA

• 2 Nominations

Avoriaz Fantastic Film Festival

• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

The Haunting of Julia

Top Cast

Mia Farrow

Julia Lofting

Keir Dullea

Magnus Lofting

Tom Conti

Mark Berkeley

Jill Bennett

Lily Lofting

Robin Gammell

David Swift

Cathleen Nesbitt

Heather Rudge

Anna Wing

Mrs. Flood

Edward Hardwicke

Captain Paul Winter

Mary Morris

Greta Braden

Pauline Jameson

Claudia Branscombe

Peter Sallis

Jeffrey Branscombe

Arthur Howard

Mr. Piggott

Damaris Hayman

Miss Pinner

Susan Porrett

Mrs. Ward

Sophie Ward

Kate Lofting

Hilda Fenemore

Katherine

Yvonne Edgell

Mrs. Flood's Niece

Nigel Havers

Estate agent

Denis Lill

Doctor

Ann Mitchell

Woman in park

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