Rotten
It's all in such good taste that it's downright stupefying.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
Julia
The story of two women whose friendship suddenly became a matter of life and death.
1977 · 1h 57m · PG
Drama, Romance, Thriller
Directed by
Fred Zinnemann
Overview
At the behest of an old and dear friend, playwright Lillian Hellman undertakes a dangerous mission to smuggle funds into Nazi Germany.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
75%
Tomatometer
Fresh
The period environment, brilliantly recreated in production design, costuming and color processing, complements the topflight performances and direction.
Variety Staff, Variety
Rotten
The movie looks soft, which has nothing to do with the Hellman flintiness, guts, self-mockery, wisdom, above all, impatience with cant.
Vincent Canby, New York Times
Rotten
This movie's problems start with its point of view, and it never quite recovers from them.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Rotten
Lillian Hellman's tight autobiographical story about memory and friendship gets the full Zinnemann gloss-wash.
Time Out
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