Julie Christie

I love her, too. I just watched Far From the Madding Crowd, featuring another actor I love, Alan Bates (who was hot and gay!)

I thought she was great in "Away from her"

She is wonderful in that movie, R1, and Terence Stamp is SCORCHING HOT.

I also really like her performance in Shampoo.

"Far From the Madding Crowd" is an amazing Schlesinger movie. Christie starred with Bates again in "The Go-Between." She played a far more unpleasant character in the latter, although as beautiful as ever.

She should have won the Oscar for "Away from Her," instead of the frog.

Voom voom julie christie!

She was amazing in Darling and Doctor Zhivago and Far From the Madding Crowd. Her best mature role had to have been Afterglow. She was fucking terrific - and gorgeous in it.

Yes loved afterglow too. Hard to believe Helen hunt could beat her, Judi Dench, Kate Winslet and Helena Bonham Carter for the oscar that year. Classic case of the one American winning against 4 foreigners like Jane Fonda and Marisa Tomei.

Helen Hunt was gifted that Oscar. Julie was transcendent.

LOve her!

I always appreciated her, partly because her talent is idiosyncratic enough that sometimes one can't tell if she's being brilliant or incompetent. And then one just stares at her beauty until the question passes.

She's a rare movie actress in that our respect for her talent grows with her age.

Let's not forget "McCabe and Mrs Miller" and "Shampoo". Two of my favorites.

If you're a big fan of her's watch Petulia.

I wouldn't say she's completely lost interest in acting since her heyday.

She simply chooses to act when she wants. And in two oscar-nominated leading roles, her only leads since she backed away from the limelight, she made huge splashes. The singular grace she brought to Away from Her and the vivid movie star caliber star quality she brought to After Glow were accentuated by both features being considered huge comebacks.

She remains one of the most respected actors of our time. And there is an expectation that she will likely return in a big role when she feels like it; and that if she does it will be something extraordinary.

[quote]Classic case of the one American winning against 4 foreigners like Jane Fonda and Marisa Tomei.

Once again, Marissa Tomei gets kicked for winning an Oscar. She was up against Judy Davis for "Husband & Wives", Joan Plowright for "Enchanted April", Vanessa Redgrave for "Howard's End" and Miranda Richardson for "Damage", all four performances long forgotten. Yeah, and that goes for Judy Davis too. Tomei's win is especially sweet because it was a comedic performance, something the Academy shits on, and audiences still remember it. And she went on to two more Oscar nominations, which none of the others have managed to do.

I was lucky enough to receive more than my fair share of compliments in my day, but when a casting agent told me that he chose me because I had "that Julie Christie thing happening" I nearly died!!!!!

"And she went on to two more Oscar nominations"

She was younger and prettier, so she went on to get better roles than the others. Hollywood is run by straight men, that's why Marisa beat the old ladies like Joan Plowright. They give awards to bimbo "actresses" like Natalie Portman just because they look good. And I don't agree that their performances are more "forgotten" than Marisa's.

Bisexual, to boot!

R16 Not knocking Marisa I think she deserved the oscar. Just stating a fact.

Ruth Buzzi at R17, you're not fooling anyone here.

[quote]Once again, Marissa Tomei gets kicked for winning an Oscar. She was up against Judy Davis for "Husband & Wives", Joan Plowright for "Enchanted April", Vanessa Redgrave for "Howard's End" and Miranda Richardson for "Damage", all four performances long forgotten.

All four of those performances were brilliant and are well-remembered. Tomei's not a terrible actress but any one of those four could wipe the floor with her in a glance.

Julie Christie is a lovely actress and one of the most beautiful women of her time. I was glad to see she snagged something in the Harry Potter films or as we call it, the Great English Actors Retirement Fund.

R21 Suit yourself, but it's the truth.

Who is Ruth Buzzy??

[quote]Once again, Marissa Tomei gets kicked for winning an Oscar. She was up against Judy Davis for "Husband & Wives", Joan Plowright for "Enchanted April", Vanessa Redgrave for "Howard's End" and Miranda Richardson for "Damage", all four performances long forgotten.

Funnily enough, I still remember that scene with Richardson where she confronts Irons in the kitchen, and do remember that scene with Redgrave where she talks about the future of Britain and Howards End, and I have a friend who teaches acting at NYU who uses Judy Davis scenes from Husbands and Wives in her classes... so hardly long forgotten, OP.

She was also great in "Heaven can wait" as Betty Logan.

Great actress. She complained once that she could not compete with women in Hollywood who got plastic surgery, and then she got face work done herself.

[quote]I always appreciated her, partly because her talent is idiosyncratic enough that sometimes one can't tell if she's being brilliant or incompetent. And then one just stares at her beauty until the question passes.

No one who hates women as much as you do could possibly post this and expect us to believe it.

Thought anyone could've done her role in "Heaven Can Wait". Think she did it as a last favor to Warren Beatty. Does anyone know exactly when they broke up and what was the final straw? I'm sure he fucked around on her plenty when they were together. Were they ever seriously considering marriage?

They were off and on. They were together for "McCabe & Mrs. Miller" in 1971 but apart in 1973 when she called Beatty in a panic because in a screening for "Don't Look Now" she saw that director Nicolas Roeg left in footage showing she was having actual sex with Donald Sutherland. Beatty and the studio had to convince Roeg into editing, Beatty out of protecting her, and the studio to avoid the dreaded X rating.

R29 I've heard that story before with Donald Sutherland. Even if she did have a thing going with Sutherland why would she consent to have the camera rolls while fucking him. I think this is too bizarre to believe.

Tomei's performance, while amusing, was not really Oscar-worthy. She won because she was the only American in the group of nominees. But in comparison to the performances of the other nominees, it was a lightweight piece of fluff, which is why there was such amazement at her win: "she won an Oscar for THAT?"

I always figured Tomei won because the votes were split among the other contestants. It was unbelievable enough that anyone enjoyed that obnoxious and unfunny movie, but then there was that jaw-dropping moment when her name was announced.

[quote] I've heard that story before with Donald Sutherland. Even if she did have a thing going with Sutherland why would she consent to have the camera rolls while fucking him. I think this is too bizarre to believe.

Because she's not that bright. She was a hippy. It was the swinging 70's and she trusted the director to be discreet. He wasn't. Now Christie and Sutherland claim it didn't happen, but the story is in Beatty's biography and producer Peter Bart's book who claims he was on set that day.

R33 I have seen interviews with Julie and she seems really smart and savvy especially when it comes to Hollywood. She has admitted she was pretty vain around this time (late 60s and through most of 70s) until she realized just how shallow and empty the Hollywood lifestyle could be and started getting interested in other things outside of the industry. Mainly political causes. Guess it's possible around the time of Don't Look Now she could've been idiotic enough to trust her director and fuck in front of a camera.

God guys, Tomei had that juicy, juicy scene on the stand. If you saw the film in the theatre you'd know how it landed, and this was in the day when most voters still saw the nominees at academy screenings instead of at home on their computer.

The audience I saw it with walked out buzzing about Tomei and ready to vote for her. The other 4 being Brits in more serious (sort of) films only helped.

BTW, I voted for Davis, and would place Tomei 4th in that group, but I'm not surprised she won. It has more in common with Whoopee Goldberg or Jack Palance winning (delightful performance in a feel good box office hit) than Helen Hunt winning (Academy loses their minds a la Goop winning)

How has this become a Marisa Tomei thread? It's clear a lot of people will never understand her win. But I can think of far worse oscar performances.

Sure an American nominated against four Brits can stand out and be favored for that spurious reason.

However, Jane Fonda well deserved her oscar for Klute, even with great competition. And Marisa Tomei, though many are fond of belittling her work, was excellent in My Cousin Vinnie, although, r16, I don't agree with you that her rivals's work has been forgotten.

Ironically this happened to Julie twice the four Brits up against the American when she lost to Jane Fonda and Helen Hunt.

She was magnificent in Dr Zhivago. Those eyes. Young Omar Sharif. The music. The landscape.

The Julie Christie sex on film thing is a myth. Just like Jack Nicholson and Meryl Streep having sex on the set of Ironweed.

Not understanding why Marisa Tomei is even mentioned in this thread. She is largely remembered as the Oscar winner who did not deserve to win.

[quote]She is largely remembered as the Oscar winner who did not deserve to win.

Pardon?

LOVE Julie Christie. A great beauty, a great actress and a true maverick. At the height of her fame, she made movies like Fahrenheit 451, Don't Look Now, McCabe & Miller and Petulia. She rarely played it safe, and made way less garbage than most of her British peers.

I love Far from the Madding Crowd too. There's a new version coming out this year starring a severely miscast Carey Mulligan. Who the fuck would fight over her?

By the standards of 19th century rural England Carey would have been considered a knockout. I prefer Julie, though.

[quote]A great beauty, a great actress and a true maverick. At the height of her fame, she made movies like Fahrenheit 451, Don't Look Now, McCabe & Miller and Petulia. She rarely played it safe, and made way less garbage than most of her British peers.

Let's not forget The Go-Between...even though she was incredibly miscast.

Threads like this remind me of the clear difference between gay and straight men, with regard to how they view women.

I don't think Far from the Madding Crowd was particularly good. And the 1960s styles look laughable today.

Julie Christie is NOT bisexual. She's straight as in straight, straight, straight. Straighty McStraighter.

Repugnantly straight.

Demon Seed when she is held hostage by a computer and impregnated by it is better than it sounds. Very effective and unsettling.

While I agree that her Betty Logan in "Heaven Can Wait" is light, still, I absolutely fell in love with her because of her beauty.

And yes, I'm old enough to have seen this on the big screen when it first was released.

[quote]. There's a new version coming out this year starring a severely miscast Carey Mulligan. Who the fuck would fight over her?

Oh no....Didn't they learn from Gatsby? She is no Julie Christie!

Wow, R47. Sounds like Julie and I have a lot in common. We should do lunch!

Hardly r54, Julie is straight. Doesn't care for the snatch.

Interesting discussion...

The first time I saw Dr. Zhivago I was very young and I could not understand the attraction that Dr. Z had for Laura. I thought she looked coarse and that his wife played by Geraldine Chapman was the most beautiful of the two.

R52 is Judi Dench.

One of the most gorgeous women to ever live. Great actress. Very paranoid about fame and acting. Turned down a ton of great roles. I was shocked she didn't win the Oscar in 2007 (like she was), until I found out she gave like zero interviews while Cottilard had spent months camped in LA.

R47 I think some of the posters here have read that A-list thing a few times two many. That's the only place I have ever read "rumors" of her swinging both ways.

Yeah I believe not campaigning at all cost her the oscar in 2008. But if you ask her she really doesn't give a shit about winning. She works when she has some bills to pay. She really deserved to win though. Who knows? Maybe she lost by only 5 votes. But the campaigning does help if only in a small way to maybe put you over the top in votes. You really have to act like you want it. The more exposure during awards season the better. The performance should speak for itself but you have to help it along too if you hope to win.

How is her son doing?

She did an interview when Away from Her was released, saying how she only takes occasional parts when she needs money now, except she'll do any film Sarah Polley wants because she loves her so much. Smart woman. If I recall correctly she lives with a bunch of artists and her longtime (male) partner, who's a journalist? I don't remember all the details, but she seemed eccentric in a non-batty way.

Agree on her otherworldly beauty, as well how wonderful she was in McCabe, Petulia, Shampoo, etc.

R59 Yeah she finally married her partner after she swore off marriage for years. After Beatty and his antics I can't really blame her for not wanting to marry anyone for the longest time.

if I recall correctly, R60, she said she and Beatty are perfectly friendly now, but rarely cross paths and don't have occasion to speak often. She seems to have pretty much distanced herself from Hollywood people and their lifestyle.

It's Julie's birthday today.

Happy Birthday Julie Christie!

You are one of a select group of celebs whom DL has nothing bad to say.

I really liked her in Darling, too. There are some little 60s-era interviews with her at youtube that are kind of interesting.

I wish she had been in more films. I tried to watch Dr Zhivago twice but I found it too boring to finish (and I watch slow, experimental films).

If there was one word I could use to describe the magnificent abilities of this stellar actress, it would be sublime. One of the best, natural talents in the history of film, and possibly the greatest living British film actress. A stunning beauty for all times.

No one's mentioned Billy Liar, the film that actually made her into a star. If you get the Criterion copy she does a very interesting voice over. She's only in the film for about ten minutes but people went nuts over her.

Loved her in Merchant and Ivory's, "Heat and Dust" (a very good film).

Julie with her hubby.

Julie with the gays

Julie in Petulia

Julie by David Bailey

Happy Julie

The many faces of Julie...

Julie says 'Hi!'

Groundbreaking Julie!

Julie made a cameo appearance in the Julia Phillips book, "You Will Never Eat Lunch In This Town Again."

Julia met one of her user boyfriends when he was pimped out to her by Julie after Julie and Julia met at a party.

Julie showed up at her house with this guy in tow and introduced them with a wink.

Julie Christie was one of the few actresses to actually show up and collect her Oscar in the 60s. Back then, it wasn't uncommon for eventual winners to skip the ceremony (Glenda Jackson, Maggie Smith, Sophia Loren, Anne Bancroft). And she looked really excited to get it!

I suppose she grew out of that. These days, she's known for being anti-establishment and not caring about awards. I think she did some promotion for Away from Her, but I agree she probably would have won the Oscar if she'd campaigned harder.

[quote]Back then, it wasn't uncommon for eventual winners to skip the ceremony

They always seemed to be doing plays in London.

First actress to wear a mini-skirt to accept her Oscar!

And maybe the last.

[quote]Julie made a cameo appearance in the Julia Phillips book, "You Will Never Eat Lunch In This Town Again."

She also turns up in Nashville.

When she leaves they all discuss how she couldn't possibly have been a best actress winner or something like that.

R78 She didn't wear a mini skirt to accept her oscar. Watch the YouTube clip above. She did wear one the year after (and looked stunningly beautiful as usual) to present best actor to the absent Paul Scofield.

Oh, come on. She can't even comb her hair!

Her wardrobe comes from Marks and Spencers.

Great, great beauty- Elizabeth Taylor/Grace Kelly/Garbo calliber and a terrific intelligent actress.

Warren Beatty created Reds impart for her a they broke up and he gave the Louise Bryant role to his new love Duane Keaton. If Christoe had been in the Bryant part the film would have great rather than good-

She's magnificent.

Fuck you, Duane Keaton! TG Warren went back to the ladies after him.

Happy there's no dl hate for Julie. Sure everyone on dl respects her talent and can sense there is no bullshit or phoniness about her. Big plus she is aging gracefully. She has had maybe a little work but she's not trying to look like she's a young woman again.

I watched "Doctor Zhivago" the other day. Christie can do the slightest thing and you know exactly what she's thinking. It's uncanny. She's like Davis and Stanwyck in that way.

Her husband looks like Bill Nighy, why do aging British men all look like Bill Nighy?!!! I can't believe Nighy isn't in his 70s, ditto for Peter Capaldi, he does not look like a man in his 50s.

Wasn't JC also dating Terence Stamp after he split with Jean Shrimpton? Both were gorgeous couples. They were so beautiful, your eyes hurt from looking at all that awesome gorgeousness!

here they are

Terence Stamp has looked good throughout the years as well

Although Christie was stunning in Zhivago, I agree with R53.

She looks like Peter O'Toole. A friend calls Dr. Zhivago "Lawrence of Siberia."

It's fascinating how much she was made to look like O'Toole in Zhivago. Was David Lean trying to allude to something, maybe that Omar and Peter's characters in Lawrence were secretly lovers?

Julie Christie played an AMAZING bitch character in this film with Glenda Jackson and an unrecognisable Ann Margret. You will be captivated by this lesser seen masterpiece:

In the scene in Dr Zhivago when he finds her again in the small town and the shaft of light illuminates her eyes in the dark room, she is astoundingly beautiful.

Her performance as Gertrude in Branagh's Hamlet is great too.

There was something special about her look. It's not there now. She looks nice but ordinary in Away from Her.

[quote]It's fascinating how much she was made to look like O'Toole in Zhivago. Was David Lean trying to allude to something, maybe that Omar and Peter's characters in Lawrence were secretly lovers?

Some of you gurls have the most extraordinary way of turning EVERYTHING into GAY.

Heavenly scene from the wonderful film Petulia @ link.

She was magical.

So was this scene.

So was John Barry.

I'm not undermining her good looks, she was special but a lot of girls of 60s London looked great.

It was a look.

Celia Hammond.

Jane Lumb - model

see what I mean?

Shrimpton

[quote]There was something special about her look. It's not there now. She looks nice but ordinary in Away from Her.

She's almost 80!! - give her a break!

even Vanessa Redgrave had the 60s London look - in her way.

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Jane Birkin

OT but I saw Jane Birkin in concert a couple of days ago in Barcelona and she looked fabulous.