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.
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05/24/03
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
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Reviews for Julia
Lillian Hellman's tight autobiographical story about memory and friendship gets the full Zinnemann gloss-wash.
06/24/06
Beautifully crafted, nominated for nine Academy Awards, a big hit at the box office -- and a dramatic dud.
11/01/07
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10/18/08
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10/18/08
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12/05/03
An understatedly suspenseful drama with both Fonda and Redgrave giving impassioned performances.
02/27/06
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09/02/03
It's all in such good taste that it's downright stupefying.
11/01/07
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03/01/08
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.
07/30/06
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.
01/23/04
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01/19/07
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08/02/02
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06/01/05
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12/04/08
We realize as the film closes that we are in no better position than we were at the beginning to fill in that opaque silhouette of Lillian Hellman.
01/10/03
Um dos mistérios do Oscar, que, além de premiar uma atuação banal de Robards, indicou este filme apenas mediano em 10 outras categorias. Marcou a estréia de Streep nas telas.
01/10/04
Powerful story with superb performances.
06/05/04
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