Julia & Julia
1987
Trieste, Italy
Peter Del Monte
Psychological Thriller
What’s it all about: Kathleen Turner cries her way into an 80s metaverse where there are no good options. Her husband died 6 years ago and her lover is a little rapey. But whether she’s surviving an explosive car crash, or dumping a body in the sea, her hair always looks amazing.
First Encounter: first viewing
Prostitute Index: nil
Death By: the good scissors
Relics: film strips, slide projector, travel agents
Hoops: ecstatic love-making face, even in the context of sexual assault (at a busy piazza)
Heartthrobs: Gabriel Byrne, Kathleen Turner
Pass/Fails the Test of Time: Sting
LoFi Magic: Kathleen Turner running those Italian steps like an Olympian
Makes me want to: quit messing around and watch ‘Body Heat’ already
Candotti Take: “Italians, they make modern clothing, but they don’t make modern movies.” / “Memories of a marriage from an unmarried woman…with traces of Sting.”
Worth a watch/rewatch: No
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