publishers, but now even by Hollywood.
Julia aristocratic performance COULTAS.
Fred Zinnemann, the diretor, claims his film is a human document. And inacco 1f 15. Two adolescent girls (although not widely different)
-TECHNE Julia is rich. confident and widely read. Lily is tentative and is fascinated by Julia's knowledge and decisiveness. The relationship develops as the giris reach womanhood.
Julia's political consciousness is awakened at an early age. Lily's develops much later but with great emotional intensity when she experiences FEMINISM IS A saleable commodity. This has been realised not only by bra manufacturers and book and the Oscar for Vanessa Redgrave's - show that industry is willing to make use of or create the demand for "films about women for women", writes VALERIE horrors of travelling through Nazi Germany carrying money Joranu lascist acurry.
Opposition to DOC DUE IS CLICCESH the relationship between two women, This eives the tHi a rather nostalgic quality. Fred Zinnemann is quate right to-sa) more that Julia propaganda but document.
The roles that are played by the two women are interesting.
Jane Fonda plays Vanessa Redgrave as Julin is calmiy heroic. They the express their affection for each other, aided as they are by their friendshie in the real world.
Some might argue that the roles passive, one dominant. 1 don't the lilm think that this is the whole truth. The friendship portrays an equality and unpossessive commitment that many relationships lack.
This is most clearly expressed when Sammy, the brother of an fascism naughty, naughty and Lily's frendship is based nothing more adolecent sexual attracton SPECIAL political Lily responds ship by slapping Sammy's smug Lily top of him.
Commercialising
has its pluses and minuses clearly Julia has helped popularise the notion that women can have one another the SETOONOCE of years numan - that Julta will make many than an would be my answer.
this HELLESH 30 Apill, CHeon 1, very close emotional ties with -something that BEHS been encouraging for a number More top actresses will be able (like to demand parts in films that portray women as independent beings rather than GLITTER bodies to decorate male stars.
But the very popularity of the him and the 'special" nature of the relationship between Lily urying a mia, yanessa and Jane humdrum women ask: Ridge, "But what on carth has it got to glamour do with me?' See it first and about that afterwards both tbeir lives.
Julia is presently showing al: Oreon, Wt: Studio 5. 2 Noting don, Brighson; Dabon suburban cinemas and ABC, Catara Bournemcuth 18 May. ABC Cardilt