Canada / USA / Hungary / UK,
2004, 105 min
Directed by:
István SzabóScreenplay:
Ronald HarwoodCinematography:
Lajos KoltaiComposer:
Mychael DannaCast:
Michael Gambon, Annette Bening, Leigh Lawson, Shaun Evans, Mari Kiss, Jeremy Irons, Juliet Stevenson, Miriam Margolyes, Max Irons, Michael Culkin (more)VOD (1)
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As she enters her early 40s, London theater actress Julia Lambert (Annette Bening) starts having a nervous breakdown. She still rules the West End, but is growing too old for ingenue parts. When Tom Fennell (Shaun Evans), an adoring lad half her age, comes into her life, a clandestine affair begins. Though she's happy for a while, Julia eventually winds up in a face-off with a Tom's other, much younger lover (Lucy Punch). Luckily, the spirit of Julia's cantankerous old acting coach (Michael Gambon) follows Julia around offering some tough-love encouragement. (official distributor synopsis)
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