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Welcome to simplystreep.com, an information source
on the American actress Meryl Streep, best known from her Oscar-winning performances in
"Kramer vs. Kramer" and "Sophie's Choice". Her work on
screen, stage and television, a career that includes some of the most acclaimed films of the
last 30 years, has achieved critical acclaim and earned her the business' most prestigious
awards. This unofficial website provides a base for fans which is regularly updated with all essential
news on Meryl's work, an active message board plus extensive archives, media and more.
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1977 | Directed by Fred Zinnemann |
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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 struggles to establish herself as a playwright with the help of
her lover, Dashiell Hammett, Julia battles the exigencies of the Nazi regime. Visiting Julia
in Germany, Lillian realizes how much her friend's idealism has cost her, both physically and
financially. Lillian is asked by Julia's friend Johann to smuggle a large sum of money from
Paris to Germany. |
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| ADDITIONAL CAST & CHARACTERS |
Jane Fonda
Vanessa Redgrave
Jason Robards
Maximilian Schell
Meryl Streep |
... Lilian Hellman
... Julia
... Dashiell Hammett
... Johann
... Anne-Marie Travers |
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Meryl Streep, Premiere Magazine, March 1997
"Fred Zinnemann was looking for an unknown to play Julia. I was on Broadway then. I flew to
England and had a great meeting with him. A few weeks later he called and said that Jane Fonda
was going to do the part, but would I accept a smaller part. It was a great part, but it was
cut back. Jane Fonda was great. When I work with young actors, I think about how she was to me.
She would encourage me to improvise. I'm sure all the British people shooting the movie were
appalled. I was going on and on, being a real a**hole and having a great time. Jane was laughing
until tears came out of her eyes. She would tell me stuff like, 'When you're standing over here,
step over in the light because that's where they'll see you'.
Meryl's motion picture debut takes a little longer than 50 seconds since most of her scenes and
dialogue were cut out of the film in the editing room.
Nominated for 11 Academy Awards, winning for Jason Robards (Best Supporting Actor) and Best
Writing. Redgrave's performance garnered an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. However,
members of the Jewish Defense League (JDL), led by Rabbi Meir Kahane, chose to picket the
awards ceremony in the spring of 1978 to protest against both Redgrave and her support of the
Palestinian cause. Aware of the JDL's presence outside, Redgrave, in her acceptance speech,
denounced all forms of totalitarianism, and noted that she or the Academy (who had received
death threats if she won)would not be intimidated by "a small bunch of Zionist hoodlums whose
behavior is an insult to the stature to Jews all over the world." Her statement was greeted by
both applause and boos from the audience.
Faye Dunaway turned down the role of Julia.
Additional Information at the Internet Movie Database
Full cast & credits, trivia and business information
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Features: none
Video: Widescreen, Color
Languages: English (Dolby)
BUY DVD AT AMAZON.COM |
DVD Release: February 06, 2006
Region Code: 1
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
ASIN: B0007ZEOPK
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