Julia (1977)
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Reviews Counted:23
Fresh:16
Rotten:7
Average Rating:6.6/10
Runtime: 1 hr 58 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: The story of a friendship between two women and their anti-Nazi efforts during World War II. Though purportedly a true story about Lillian Hellman, her involvement was proved to be untrue by the... [More]
Starring: Jane Fonda, Vanessa Redgrave, Jason Robards, Maximilian Schell
Director: Fred Zinnemann
Reviews for Julia
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Lillian Hellman's tight autobiographical story about memory and friendship gets the full Zinnemann gloss-wash. Full Review |
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4/5 |
Powerful story with superb performances.
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The individual lives of Julia and Hellman are well handled, but it's the relationship between the two women which makes this such great cinema. Full Review |
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4/5 |
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It's all in such good taste that it's downright stupefying. Full Review |
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3/4 |
Beautifully crafted, nominated for nine Academy Awards, a big hit at the box office -- and a dramatic dud. Full Review |
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The period environment, brilliantly recreated in production design, costuming and color processing, complements the topflight performances and direction. Full Review |
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3/5 |
The film has star appeal and gossip appeal, and the disc's soundtrack makes viewing it worthwhile, but sometimes you want to reach through the screen, reach through characters, reach through the words, reach through every layer of artistic endeavor, and s
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3/5 |
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B- |
Hansomely mounted but superficially written and directed, Julia lacks dramatic focus, a result of confusion as to what exactly Lillian Hellman's memory text is about and also too many jumps in the story's timeframe, with flashbacks within flashbacks. Full Review |
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8/10 |
An understatedly suspenseful drama with both Fonda and Redgrave giving impassioned performances.
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3/5 |
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2.5/5 |
The movie looks soft, which has nothing to do with the Hellman flintiness, guts, self-mockery, wisdom, above all, impatience with cant. Full Review |
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4/5 |
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5/5 |
Fascinating, well structured drama with Fonda and Redgrave at their best.
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This movie's problems start with its point of view, and it never quite recovers from them. Full Review |
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Julia gives us a genuine and affecting portrait of a friendship between two women who confirm each other and strengthen their bonds over the years. Full Review |
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