Through interviews and iconic clips, BAFTA tells the story of Julie Walters, the inspirational, hard-working and respected actor, from her comedy beginnings in theatre through to her successes in television and film. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts celebrates Julie Walter’s incredibly successful career, which has spanned over 40 years. She received the Fellowship at the British Academy Television Awards in May 2014. Through interviews and iconic clips, the story of this inspirational, hard-working and respected actor is told from her comedy beginnings in theatre through to her successes in television and film. It is easy to see how Julie wins the hearts of her audiences with her perfect comedy timing and her beautifully observed portrayals of the people she plays. Hear from those who have worked closely with Julie throughout her career, including Victoria Wood, with whom she took her first steps in television; Willy Russell, who wrote the BAFTA-winning Educating Rita in which she starred; and Rupert Grint, whose mother she played in the Harry Potter films.
A New Jersey housewife is dissatisfied with her everyday life because she is smarter than she or anyone else knows. While taking a computer class, Julie discovers her abilities and finds the courage to make dramatic life changes. This is a story of realizing one's potential and being willing to turn one's life upside down to take a chance on finding happiness. Claire, Julie's best friend, goes along with Julie's secret quest and eventually moves in with her. Both women are on a search to realize their dreams and come to terms with their love for each other.
Midsummer night, 1894, in northern Sweden. The complex strictures of class bind a man and a woman. Miss Julie, the inexperienced but imperious daughter of the manor, deigns to dance at the servant's party. She's also drawn to Jean, a footman who has traveled, speaks well, and doesn't kowtow. He is engaged to Christine, a servant, and while she sleeps, Jean and Miss Julie talk through the night in the kitchen. For part of the night it's a power struggle, for part it's the bearing of souls, and by dawn, they want to break the chains of class and leave Sweden together. When Christine wakes and goes off to church, Jean and Miss Julie have their own decisions to make.
Julie, a young passionate tennis star, falls in love with her trainer. She longs for love and affirmation, but also to be able to free herself from the demands of her ambitious and bankrupt father. It all turns into a power game that she will lose control of, and that have consequences that she never could have imagined.
Julia Child and Julie Powell - both of whom wrote memoirs - find their lives intertwined. Though separated by time and space, both women are at loose ends… until they discover that with the right combination of passion, fearlessness and butter, anything is possible.