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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