Julia (2009)
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- Synopsis
- Tilda Swinton stars in director Erick Zonca's drama about a 40-year-old alcoholic who, in a rare moment of sobriety, sees where her life is headed and makes one last-ditch attempt to steer herself away from the disastrous path that she has been ......
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- Starring
- Tilda Swinton, Aidan Gould, Saul Rubinek, Kate del Castillo, Jude Ciccolella
- Director(s)
- Erick Zonca
- Distributor(s)
- Magnolia
- MPAA Rating
- R
- Runtime
- 138 min.
Critic Reviews
Tilda Swinton hasn't often been more fascinating than in Julia, a nerve-wracking thriller with a twisty plot and startling realism.Read the full review
In tone and plot, Julia often resembles an extended episode of the AMC series "Breaking Bad"--except that Swinton's character is never NOT bad.Read the full review
As Julia, Swinton belongs to that league of great cinematic alcoholics such as Jack Lemmon and Lee Remick in "Days of Wine and Roses" and Ray Milland in "The Lost Weekend." As an action character, she naturally evokes Gena Rowlands without ever trying to resemble her.Read the full review
Headlines
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Cinematical Seven: Overlooked Gems from the First Half of 2009
07/15/09 Moviefone As last year, I want to use this space to highlight some terrific films that came down the pike in the first six months of the year -- and merrily continued down the pike without anyone giving much of a damn. | Cinematical.com -
RT Interview: Tilda Swinton on Julia
05/10/09 She reminds me of so many of the great drunks I have known and loved in my life, who have always felt so unlike the kind of loser character often put forward in cinema portrayals. | Rotten Tomatoes -
Unholy Redeemer: Erick Zonca’s “Julia”
05/05/09 "Julia" is your typical tale of redemption, even as it thrashes against the sentimentality such a designation implies. | indieWIRE
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