Julia (2008 film)

Julia is a 2008 French crime drama film, directed by Erick Zonca, starring Tilda Swinton. It was shot in California and Mexico. The film was inspired by the John Cassavetes film Gloria.

The film premiered in February 2008 Berlin Film Festival and received very positive reviews in Germany as well as in other European countries. David Gordon Smith, writing for Der Spiegel, called it one of the most stylish movies in the competition and referred to Tilda Swinton as an unforgettable leading lady. Markus Zinsmaier, in Die Zeit, said the film was one of the highpoints of the festival and had high praise for Swinton. Immediately after its success in Berlin, the movie was widely distributed in Germany. The film was praised in the French press also and called a French film with English dialogue. LHumanit felt that the film ought to have won the competition and that Swinton should have won for best actress. The Dutch press praised the movie also. Kevin Toma of Cinema.nl called the movie uncompromising, of recalcitrant, dizzying beauty. Another Dutch reviewer, Constant Hoogenbosch of Moviemachine was less positive, stating the movie was too long, but in the end was saved by Swintons performance.A few U.S. reviewers disagreed with the generally positive European reviews. For example, Eddie Cockerell of Variety felt the scenes with Aidan Gould tied up and at gunpoint were uncomfortably exploitative and that Julias redemption at the end of the film was more convenient than emotionally earned, feeling that the film would not do well when brought to the U.S. ........

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