Theater

The film "Theater" (literal translation of the original title - "Being Julia") is a film adaptation of the novel by William Somerset Maugham, written by English writer Istvan Szabo in the same title.

The main character of the film - Julia Lambert, the star of the theater. From the side it may seem that her life is perfect: Julia has a successful career and a successful marriage, the actress is in full bloom of creative and physical strength. But the game on the stage, and family life are boring to Julia and cease to bring satisfaction.

The actress urgently needs a breath of fresh air. They become an affair with a young man by name Tom Fennel. He sincerely admires the theatrical talent of the actress, and not only him. Julia dips her head into a new dizzying feeling, but the love idyll does not last long.

Gradually, Julia begins to doubt whethershe is actually a young lover. Perhaps he just uses it to become his own in the brilliant world of bohemia and, perhaps, even to push Julia off her pedestal? And Julia realizes that it's time to part with illusions and act.

Information about the film

Name: Theater
Original name: Being Julia
Tagline: Passion. Obsession. Revenge. Prepare for the performance of a lifetime
Year: 2004
A country: USA, Great Britain, Canada, Hungary
Genre: melodrama, drama
Producer: Istvan Sabo
Author (s) of the scenario: Ronald Harwood
Author of the original: William Somerset Maugham
Cast: Annette Bening, Jeremy Irons, Sean Evans, Lucy Punch, Juliet Stevenson, Michael Gambon, Miriam Margulis, Bruce Greenwood, Marsha Fitzalan-Howard, Teresa Chercher, and others.
World premiere: 3 September 2004
Premiere in the Russian Federation: 1 January 2005
Duration: 104 minutes

Interesting Facts

In the original, the movie "Theater" is called "Being Julia"(" Being Julia "), but in the Russian box office its name coincides with the title of the novel by Somerset Maugham, on which the film was shot.

For the role of Julia Lambert, actress Annette Benning won the National Council of Film Critics USA (in 2004) and the Golden Globe Award (in 2005), and was also nominated for an Oscar in 2005 as the best actress.