Taglines: Judy Garland: the legend behind the rainbow.
In 1968, with her otherwise brilliant career of soaring highs and plummeting lows taking a gradual descent since her golden era at Louis B. Mayer’s (Richard Cordery’s) Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, the universally loved American actress, singer and dancer, Judy Garland (Renée Zellweger), finds herself with her back to the wall.
As a result – nearly three decades after her iconic role as “Dorothy” in The Wizard of Oz (1939) – the exhausted and struggling single mum, Judy Garland, tentatively accepts the invitation of the London impresario, Bernard Delfont (Sir Michael Gambon), to perform a five-week-long series of concerts at the Talk of the Town nightclub. However, there, amidst adoring followers and cynical critics, dangerous long-standing habits push the beloved performer to her breaking point, threatening her chance for success. Will Judy be able to overcome the demons of the past? Is there a magical land somewhere over the rainbow?
Judy is a 2019 biographical drama film about American singer and actress Judy Garland. Directed by Rupert Goold, it is an adaptation of the Olivier- and Tony-nominated West End and Broadway play End of the Rainbow by Peter Quilter. The film stars Renée Zellweger as Garland, with Jessie Buckley, Finn Wittrock, Rufus Sewell, and Michael Gambon in supporting roles.
The film follows Judy Garland’s career during the last year of her life when she relocated her stage career to Britain coupled with flashbacks to her teenage years most prominently the filming of her part as Dorothy Gale in The Wizard of Oz; Garland’s most iconic role. After some initial success for a run of sell-out concerts at the Talk of the Town in London, her efforts eventually stop making progress and even start to worsen due to health issues.
Judy premiered at the Telluride Film Festival on August 30, 2019, and was theatrically released in the United States on September 27, 2019, and in the United Kingdom on 2 October 2019. It grossed $41 million worldwide and received generally positive reviews from critics, with major praise drawn towards Zellweger’s performance, who won the Golden Globe Award, SAG Award, BAFTA Award, and the Academy Award for Best Actress.
Judy (2019)
Directed by: Rupert Goold
Starring: Renée Zellweger, Jessie Buckley, Rufus Sewell, Bella Ramsey, Michael Gambon, Finn Wittrock, Gaia Weiss, Royce Pierreson, Andy Nyman, Fenella Woolgar, Gemma-Leah Devereux, Lucy Russell
Screenplay by: Tom Edge
Production Design by: Kave Quinn
Cinematography by: Ole Bratt Birkeland
Film Editing by: Melanie Oliver
Costume Design by: Jany Temime
Set Decoration by: Stella Fox
Art Direction by: James Price, Tilly Scandrett
Music by: Gabriel Yared
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for substance abuse, thematic content, some strong language, and smoking.
Distributed by: Roadside Attractions
Release Date: September 27, 2019
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