Julia
Summary:
The film traces the lifelong relationship between playwright Lillian Hellman and Julia, a wealthy girl who turns her back on her upbringing to follow her ideals. In the 1930s, while the adult Hellman (Jane Fonda) struggles to establish herself as a playwright with the help of her lover, Dashiell Hammett (Jason Robards), Julia (Vanessa Redgrave) battles the exigenc... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Jane Fonda - (Lillian Hellman)
Vanessa Redgrave - (Julia)
Jason Robards, Jr. - (Dashiell Hammett)
Maximilian Schell - (Johann)
Hal Holbrook - (Alan Campbell)
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Review:
A 1970s "new" women's film starring two of the period's more outspoken activist actresses, Julia (1977) wistfully examines the power of female bonding as depicted in one of playwright Lillian Hellman's memoirs. Bookended by shots of Jane Fonda's aged Lillian meditating on her life, Julia unfolds in a series of occasionally over-gauzy... Continue >>
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