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Judy is a 2019 biographical drama film based on the life of American 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, Jessie Buckley, Finn Wittrock, Rufus Sewell, and Michael Gambon.[5][6]

Judy
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Rupert Goold
Screenplay by	Tom Edge
Based on	End of the Rainbow by Peter Quilter
Produced by	David Livingstone
Starring	Renée Zellweger Finn Wittrock Jessie Buckley Rufus Sewell Michael Gambon
Cinematography	Ole Bratt Birkeland
Edited by	Melanie Ann Oliver
Music by	Gabriel Yared
Production companies	LD Entertainment Roadside Attractions Pathé BBC Films Ingenious Media Calamity Films British Film Institute[1][2]
Distributed by	20th Century Fox (United Kingdom[1]) LD Entertainment Roadside Attractions (United States)
Release dates	30 August 2019 (2019-08-30) (Telluride) 27 September 2019 (2019-09-27) (United States) 2 October 2019 (2019-10-02) (United Kingdom)
Running time	118 minutes
Countries	United Kingdom United States France
Language	English
Budget	$10 million[3]
Box office	$45.8 million[2][4]

The film follows Garland's career during the last year of her life, when she relocated her stage career to England, coupled with flashbacks of her childhood, most prominently the filming of her part as Dorothy Gale in The Wizard of Oz, her most iconic role. After some initial success in 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 as her health deteriorates.

Judy premiered at the 46th Telluride Film Festival on 30 August 2019, and was released in the United States on 27 September 2019, and in the United Kingdom on 2 October 2019. The film received generally positive reviews, with Zellweger's performance garnering widespread acclaim. For her portrayal of Garland, Zellweger won the Academy Award for Best Actress, as well as the Golden Globe Award, SAG Award, BAFTA Award and Critics' Choice Movie Award.

Plot

In the 1930s, 16-year-old child actress Judy Garland is told by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studio head, Louis B. Mayer on the set of The Wizard of Oz, that she has a gift other girls do not. Her talent at singing is nearly unmatched while she is able to surpass the success of Shirley Temple as a Hollywood child star. As Judy's career takes off, a ruthless studio minder forces Judy to take amphetamines against her will, once such instance occurs during her date with Mickey Rooney. Judy is even denied permission for her to sleep due to the demanding schedule. Responding to Judy's criticisms, Mayer explains that she is exhausted by her working hours; even using emotional and physical intimidation to keep her in line.

In her forties, Judy has been performing with Lorna and Joey, her two children from her marriage to Sidney Luft, her third husband. Later, the trio try to check into their hotel but are turned away for previous nonpayment. Because of this, Judy is forced to return home to Luft, who has since divorced her.

At a party, Judy meets Mickey Deans, a nightclub owner, and they become friends. In 1968, Judy is told by her agent of England being free to host her upcoming performances, but that the US reception to her has cooled due to her performance unreliability and moodiness. She decides to embark for there, leaving Lorna and Joey with Luft, which is difficult for her.

While in England, substance abuse keeps Judy from performing reliably. She is late to her London premiere and assistants are called upon to check on her health and fix her make-up. The fans are enthusiastic and her performance is excellent. During the show, she starts to sing the "Clang, clang, clang..." lyrics to "The Trolley Song" to loud applause.

Judy meets two adoring gay fans at the stage door on her way out and joins them for a late-night snack at their flat. They bond over their difficulties, and she sings "Get Happy" while one of the fans plays the piano. Deans comes to London on a surprise visit, which cheers her up. She still has trouble making her stage performances on time because of substance abuse and anxiety.

Judy's sponsoring British agent has her examined by a voice specialist doctor. She says she had a tracheotomy two years ago, which weakened her voice. The doctor diagnoses physical and mental exhaustion, which requires rest for recovery. Her relationship with Deans is a support to her personal life, and they marry, making him her fifth husband. She still thinks about Lorna and Joey and suffers from being separated from them. They, however, are happy in school in California. Deans has bad news about a money deal that fell through, which means she must stay in England to make ends meet. At her next performance, she passes out on stage and is heckled. Her singing engagement is terminated but she returns for a last night on stage, where she asks to perform one last song. She breaks down while singing "Over the Rainbow" but recovers with the encouragement of supportive fans and is able to complete the performance. She asks, "You won't forget me, will you?" to the audience, who applaud before she ends her performance by saying, "Promise you won't". The film's end card says she died six months later, in summer 1969, at the age of 47.

Cast

Production

Principal photography began on 19 March 2018, in London. Filming locations included West London Film Studios.[7] Pinewood Studios,[8] and Hackney Empire.

Release

The film had its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival on 30 August 2019.[9][10] It also screened at the Toronto International Film Festival on 10 September 2019.[11] It was theatrically released in the United States on 27 September 2019, by Roadside Attractions and LD Entertainment, and in the United Kingdom on 2 October 2019, by 20th Century Fox, Pathé's British Distributor.[1][12][13][14]

Music

The soundtrack for the film was released on 28 September 2019 by Decca Records. It features twelve of Garland's most popular tracks performed by Zellweger, including several that were featured in the movie, as well as duets with Sam Smith and Rufus Wainwright.

Reception

Box office

The film grossed $24.3 million in the United States and Canada, and $18.9 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $43.2 million.[2][4]

The film made $2.9 million in its opening weekend, from 461 theatres, finishing seventh at the box office; 60% of its audiences was female, while 79% were over the age of 35.[15][16] It expanded to 1,458 theatres the following weekend and made $4.6 million, finishing sixth, before making $3.2 million in its third weekend, returning to seventh place.[17][18]

Critical response

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 82% based on 339 reviews, with an average rating of 7/10. The website's consensus reads, "Led by a deeply committed performance from Renée Zellweger, Judy captures the waning days of a beloved performer with clear-eyed compassion."[19] On Metacritic, it has a weighted average score of 66 out of 100, based on 46 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews."[20] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave it an average grade of "A−" on an A+ to F scale.[16]

Zellweger garnered much critical acclaim for her performance in the title role, with several critics labelling her a frontrunner to win the Academy Award for Best Actress, which she would later go on to win.[21] Peter Travers of Rolling Stone called her portrayal of Garland "the performance of the year,"[22] while Zoe Gahan of Vanity Fair wrote, "a stellar stage-stomping performance. It is hard to tell where Garland stops and Zellweger starts...Go and see this film. Laugh and weep, bawl your eyes out—she deserves every tear."[23] Eric Kohn of IndieWire gave the film a "C", stating that "Zellweger inhabits the role of the jaded, soul-searching musical icon reasonably well within a dreary and unremarkable saga that finds her grappling with her past, contending with pill-popping addictions and a broken family. It's a familiar story that Judy struggles to freshen up, at least until Zellweger takes the mic."[24]

Monica Castillo of RogerEbert.com gave the film two out of four stars; though she praised how it contextualized Garland's abusive childhood, she criticized Goold's direction and Zellweger's performance, stating that "there are spots in the movie where Zellweger's affected manners become too distracting and overshadow everything else around her...Try as she might, Zellweger's Judy never goes beyond an impression of the multi-talented artist; her all-caps version of acting fails to allow the role to feel natural."[25]

Accolades

Award	Date of ceremony	Category	Recipient(s)	Result	Ref.
AACTA Awards	3 January 2020	Best International Actress	Renée Zellweger	Nominated	[26]
AARP's Movies For Grownups Awards	11 January 2020	Best Actress	Renée Zellweger	Won	[27]
		Best Time Capsule	Judy	Nominated
Academy Awards	9 February 2020	Best Actress	Renée Zellweger	Won	[28]
		Best Makeup and Hairstyling	Jeremy Woodhead	Nominated
British Academy Film Awards	2 February 2020	Best Actress in a Leading Role	Renée Zellweger	Won
		Best Costume Design	Jany Temime	Nominated
		Best Makeup and Hair	Jeremy Woodhead	Nominated
British Independent Film Awards	1 December 2019	Best Actress	Renée Zellweger	Won	[29]
		Best Cinematography	Ole Bratt Birkeland	Nominated
		Best Costume Design	Jany Temime	Nominated
		Best Make Up & Hair Design	Jeremy Woodhead	Won
		Best Production Design	Kave Quinn	Nominated
Casting Society of America	30 January 2020	Studio or Independent – Drama	Fiona Weir and Alice Searby	Nominated	[30]
Critics' Choice Movie Awards	12 January 2020	Best Actress	Renée Zellweger	Won
		Best Hair and Makeup	Judy	Nominated
Detroit Film Critics Society	9 December 2019	Best Actress	Renée Zellweger	Nominated
		Breakthrough Performance	Jessie Buckley	Nominated
GLAAD Media Awards	19 March 2020	Outstanding Film – Wide Release	Judy	Nominated	[31]
Golden Globe Awards	5 January 2020	Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama	Renée Zellweger	Won	[32]
Grammy Awards	14 March 2021	Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album	Judy – Renée Zellweger	Nominated	[33]
Hollywood Critics Association	9 January 2020	Best Actress	Renée Zellweger	Nominated	[34][35]
		Best Hair and Makeup	Judy	Nominated
Hollywood Film Awards	3 November 2019	Hollywood Actress Award	Renée Zellweger	Won	[36]
Houston Film Critics Society	2 January 2020	Best Actress	Renée Zellweger	Won
Independent Spirit Awards	8 February 2020	Best Female Lead	Renée Zellweger	Won	[37]
London Film Critics Circle	30 January 2020	Actress of the Year	Renée Zellweger	Won
National Board of Review	8 January 2020	Top 10 Independent Films	Judy	Won
		Best Actress	Renée Zellweger	Won
Palm Springs International Film Festival	2 January 2020	Desert Palm Achievement Award	Renée Zellweger	Won	[38]
San Diego Film Critics Society	9 December 2019	Best Actress	Renée Zellweger	Runner-up
		Breakthrough Artist	Jessie Buckley	Nominated
Santa Barbara International Film Festival	16 January 2020	American Riviera Award	Renée Zellweger	Won	[39]
Satellite Awards	19 December 2019	Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama	Renée Zellweger	Nominated	[40]
		Best Costume Design	Jany Temime	Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Awards	19 January 2020	Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role	Renée Zellweger	Won	[41]
St. Louis Film Critics Association	15 December 2019	Best Actress	Renée Zellweger	Nominated
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association	8 December 2019	Best Actress	Renée Zellweger	Nominated

References

External links

• Judy at IMDb
• Judy at AllMovie
• Official webpage of the play End of the Rainbow

На других языках

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[de] Judy (2019)

Judy ist eine Filmbiografie von Rupert Goold, die am 30. August 2019 im Rahmen des Telluride Film Festivals ihre Premiere feierte und am 2. Oktober 2019 in die Kinos im Vereinigten Königreich kam, ein Kinostart in Deutschland erfolgte am 2. Januar 2020. Der Film spielt im letzten Lebensjahr der US-amerikanischen Filmschauspielerin und Sängerin Judy Garland im Jahr 1969 und zeigt insbesondere ihre Auftritte in London. Renée Zellweger übernahm die Titelrolle und wurde hierfür im Rahmen der Oscarverleihung 2020 als beste Hauptdarstellerin ausgezeichnet.

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[ru] Джуди (фильм)

«Джуди» (англ. Judy) — биографический драматический фильм режиссёра Руперта Гулда по сценарию Тома Эджа, написанному на основе пьесы об американской певице и актрисе Джуди Гарленд «Конец радуги» Питера Куилтера. Главную роль исполнила Рене Зеллвегер, получившая за эту работу премию «Золотой глобус» как лучшая драматическая актриса и премию «Оскар» за лучшую женскую роль[3].

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