The film Julia and its impression on Stevie

[vermicious knid]

Have you seen this movie? I just saw it tonight. There is probably much to pick apart as far as why it appeals to Stevie. In case you didn't know, it is how she came to write the song "Julia", and I believe she would use the pseudonym "Lily Chanel" sometimes.



In Stevie's own words:
"I'm Lily. ...I've been Lily for a long time, actually because in my writing ~ in my book and everything ~ I, when I write about me and my friend Robin who everybody knows that I lost to leukemia I wrote about her and I as Lily and Julia ~ Julia and Lillian Hellman ~ so that movie [Julia] ~ you know with Jane Fonda and Vanessa Redgrave ~ so Robin looked incredibly like Vanessa Redgrave and I ~ I was very Jane Fonda you know. And our relationship was very much like this like you know ~ come on across the river but don't forget to tell me that you're really afraid so in case you fall in I'll be expecting it. Don't lie to me and say 'Alright ~ I'll do it because you think I'm brave.' "

[strandinthewind]

I adore this movie. My fav. scenes are when she is in Paris and then on the train and in Berlin.

[BombaySapphire3]

The line "I see something I see a handsome soldier from" Battle of the Dragon" is lifted directly from the film Julia as well.

[priestofnothing]

Here's a little write up about Julia from the old Mirror Mirror fanzine

[David]

I've never seen JULIA. Some say it wasn't all that great . . . ?
I like Stevie's song, though, although I'm still not sure I hear its being from two different album sessions.

[BombaySapphire3]

[QUOTE=David;761263]I've never seen JULIA. Some say it wasn't all that great . . . ?
/QUOTE]

It is a good film with one incandescent performance ...Vanessa Redgrave in the Oscar winning title role. Unfortunately in her acceptance speech she referred to Israel's mistreatment of the Palestinians effectively derailing her Hollywood career .

[petep9000]

effectively derailing her Hollywood career

Maybe for a little bit, but I think she bounced back. She was amazing a few years back in an HBO special 'If These Walls Could Talk'.

[BombaySapphire3]

Originally Posted by petep9000

Maybe for a little bit, but I think she bounced back. She was amazing a few years back in an HBO special 'If These Walls Could Talk'.

She's amazing in just about anything ..quite simply one of the greatest actresses alive.

[vermicious knid]

Thanks for that fanzine article. I had never paid attention to the lyrics to "Impossible Task". They note the parallel themes of Stevie and the Lily character forsaking their man to go far away from home. But I think the writer chose not to mention how the search for the deceased Julia's child is another near-parallel to Stevie's life. After all, she only chose to marry Kim Anderson because she felt obligated to take care of Robin's child. I don't think I realized that until the article alluded to it.

[vermicious knid]

OMG, remember this hat Stevie would always wear? Don't tell me Stevie wasn't smuggling money across Europe inside her hat just like in the movie.

[strandinthewind]

Originally Posted by vermicious knid

OMG, remember this hat Stevie would always wear? Don't tell me Stevie wasn't smuggling money across Europe inside her hat just like in the movie.

Ok -- I love you for this