Judy

Genre: Biography, Drama

Runtime: 118 mins

Rated: PG-13

Release Date: 2019

Countries: United Kingdom

Languages: English

DIRECTED BY:

Rupert Goold

WRITTEN BY:

Tom Edge, Peter Quilter (stage play)

CAST INCLUDES:

Renée Zellwegger, Jessie Buckley, Rufus Sewell, Michael Gambon, Finn Wittrock

ANGELIKA’S NOTE

Renee Zellweger’s transformative, Academy Award and Golden Globe winning performance as Judy Garland left audiences in awe. Delving into the role that earned her a second Academy Award, Zellweger (CHICAGO, BRIDGET JONES’S DIARY) “sets the whole thing on fire every time she launches into a Garland classic in her own voice” (Wall Street Journal). Rupert Goold’s film eloquently and compassionately portrays the beloved performer in her waning days.

SYNOPSIS

Winter 1968 and showbiz legend Judy Garland (Renee Zellwegger) arrives in Swinging London to perform a five-week sold-out run at The Talk of the Town. It is 30 years since she shot to global stardom in THE WIZARD OF OZ, but if her voice has weakened, its dramatic intensity has only grown. As she prepares for the show, battles with management, charms musicians and reminisces with friends and adoring fans, her wit and warmth shine through. Even her dreams of love seem undimmed as she embarks on a whirlwind romance with Mickey Deans, her soon-to-be fifth husband. Featuring some of her best-known songs, the film celebrates the voice, the capacity for love, and the sheer pizzazz of “the world’s greatest entertainer.”

Judy

Genre: Biography, Drama

Runtime: 118 mins

Rated: PG-13

Release Date: 2019

Countries: United Kingdom

Languages: English

DIRECTED BY

Rupert Goold

WRITTEN BY

Tom Edge, Peter Quilter (stage play)

CAST INCLUDES

Renée Zellwegger, Jessie Buckley, Rufus Sewell, Michael Gambon, Finn Wittrock

ANGELIKA’S NOTE
SYNOPSIS

"Renée Zellweger performs miracles playing Judy Garland: singing her heart out, baring her bruised soul and acting with a ferocity that ultimately rises to a state of grace."

Rolling Stone

"JUDY is just such a sturdy, dependable vehicle which, in this case, carries the precious cargo of Renée Zellweger in a dazzling portrayal of Judy Garland at the end of her life."

Washington Post

"Renée Zellweger is over the rainbow and out of this world as Judy Garland in JUDY, a sweet, full-hearted tribute to the beloved screen legend's final days."

Detroit News