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April 03, 2005

Being Julia

Bleeding Edge felt like moping around the cave yesterday, as we contemplated our less than robust financial future, but the spouse insisted that we attend a Brighton movie palace to view Being Julia.

It's a wonderful movie, with a great performance from Annette Bening. We left the movie still slightly lost in the world of 1930s London theatre, and feeling that perhaps there's still hope for those of us who are somewhat older than 40. The screenplay came from a Somerset Maugham novella, which is no doubt why chaps who "bat for the other side" are portrayed so kindly. Unfortunately the story isn't yet in the public domain collection at Gutenberg.org. But The Moon and Sixpence, Of Human Bondage and The Magician are.

Posted by cw at April 3, 2005 11:28 AM

Comments

I have heard so much about this movie it's on my must see list, and it sounds like even my man might enjoy it?

Posted by: Maureen at April 3, 2005 12:07 PM

Posted by: cw at April 3, 2005 03:53 PM

Ripper film. Went to see it yesterday on Edge's recommendation. What a performance by Bening.

And talk about the internationalising of the film industry. Bits made in England. Bits made in Hungary. Bits made in Canada. All done, apparently, with Canadian and Hungarian money -- but an essentially English story, albeit with a Hungarian director.

Julia is also an indictment of the Oz industry. This film had absolutely nothing going for it other than a terrific script, great acting and fine directing. How hard can that be? No expensive car chases, bomb blasts or rockets to the moon. Just human beings being splendid.

And as some of it was made at Fox Studios in Budapest there is no reason why something like it couldn't be made at Fox Studios in Sinny.

Posted by: Apal at April 5, 2005 08:00 AM