- Julia (film)
Infobox_Film
name = Julia
caption = originalfilm poster byRichard Amsel
imdb_id = 0076245
director =Fred Zinnemann
writer =Alvin Sargent
starring =Jane Fonda Vanessa Redgrave Jason Robards Hal Holbrook Rosemary Murphy
andMaximilian Schell
producer =Richard A. Roth
music =Georges Delerue
cinematography =Douglas Slocombe
editing =Marcel Durham Walter Murch
distributor =20th Century Fox
released =October 2 ,1977 (USA)
runtime = 118 min.
language = English
budget ="Julia" is a 1977
film drama made by20th Century Fox . It is based onLillian Hellman 's book "Pentimento", a portion of which purports to tell the story of her relationship with her lifelong friend, "Julia," who worked as an anti-Nazi in the years prior toWorld War II . The film was directed byFred Zinnemann and produced byRichard Roth , withJulien Derode as executive producer andTom Pevsner as associate producer, from ascreenplay adapted byAlvin Sargent .ynopsis
The young Lillian and the young Julia, daughter of a wealthy Jewish family being raised by her grandparents in the U.S., enjoy a childhood together and an extremely close relationship in late adolescence. Later, while medical-student/physician Julia attends Oxford and the
University of Vienna and studies with such luminaries asSigmund Freud , Lillian suffers through revisions of her play with her mentor and sometime lover,Dashiell Hammett (Jason Robards, Jr.) at aNew England beachhouse.After becoming a celebrated playwright, Lillian is invited to a writers' conference in Russia. Julia, having taken on the battle against
Nazism , enlists Lillian "en route" to smuggle money throughNazi Germany which will assist in the Anti-Nazi cause. It is a dangerous mission, especially for a Jewish intellectual on her way toRussia .During a brief meeting with Julia on this trip, Lillian learns that her friend has a child named Lily, living with a baker in Alsace. Shortly after her return to the United States, Lillian is informed of Julia's murder. The details of her death are shrouded in secrecy. Lillian unsuccessfully looks for Julia's child in Alsace and also discovers that Julia's family wants nothing to do with the child, if she exists, probably for financial reasons.
Production
Faye Dunaway turned down the role of Lillian Hellman.The film was shot on location in
England andFrance .Principal cast
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Jane Fonda - Lillian Hellman
*Vanessa Redgrave - Julia
*Jason Robards - Dashiell Hammett
*Maximilian Schell - Johann
*Hal Holbrook - Alan Campbell
*Rosemary Murphy - Dorothy Parker
*Meryl Streep - Anne Marie
* John Glover - Sammy
*Lisa Pelikan - Julia (younger)"Julia" features the first film performances of
Meryl Streep andLisa Pelikan .Awards
"Julia" won
Academy Awards for:
* Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Jason Robards);
* Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Vanessa Redgrave);
* Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium - (Alvin Sargent)It was nominated for an Academy Award for:
* Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Maximilian Schell);
* Best Actress in a Leading Role (Jane Fonda);
* Best Cinematography;
* Best Costume Design;
* Best Director;
* Best Film Editing;
* Best Music, Original Score;
* Best Picture.It also won the
BAFTA Award for Best Film .External links
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