Being Julia (2004)

Julia Lambert is a true diva: beautiful, talented, weathly and famous. She has it all - including a devoted husband who has mastermined her brilliant career - but after years of shining in the spotlight she begins to suffer from a severe case of boredom and longs for something new and exciting to put the twinkle back in her eye. Julia finds exactly what she's looking for in a handsome young American fan, but it isn't long before the novelty fling adds a few more sparks than she was hoping for. Fortuately for her, this surprise twist in the plot will thrust her back into the greatest role of her life.

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Drama
Romance

Top billed cast

Annette BeningJulia Lambert
Jeremy IronsMichael Gosselyn
Miriam MargolyesDolly de Vries
Bruce GreenwoodLord Charles
Michael GambonJimmie Langton
Leigh LawsonArchie Dexter
Shaun EvansTom Fennel
Juliet StevensonEvie
Max IronsCurtain Call Boy
Michael CulkinRupert

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