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The brilliant
Lili Taylor (I Shot Andy Warhol, The Addiction) and the unforgettable
Courtney Love (The People vs. Larry Flint) team up to play two
dissatisfied New Jersey housewives in the newest feature from director
Bob Gosse (Niagra, Niagra).
Taylor plays Julie, an
"American as apple pie" mom who harbors a secret obsession for
theoretical physics and reads Scientific American voraciously. Although
she never finished high school, she decides to make a break with her
past and follow her dreams.
Against the wishes of her
husband, she convinces her best friend, Claire, to take a computer
class with her and get their G.E.Ds. Spalding Gray plays an
inspirational professor who nurtures her desire for change and
discovers her genius. In the process, she and Claire, a steakhouse
waitress, leave their husbands and move in together. It is not long
before Julie confesses her long-held romantic feelings for Claire, who
is at first quite upset but soon admits the feeling is mutual. As their
relationship deepens, their growing alienation from their friends and
neighbors begins to take its toll.
With a fabulous cast,
including Mischa Barton from The O.C., JULIE JOHNSON is
a winning
protrayal of what happens when the doors of personal discovery are
opened.
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