After the sudden accidental death of her small daughter, julia lofting, a wealthy. Sadly was only able to find it on vhs, but what a great story. Her sister has now come back as a ghost to be part of the family. Filmed and released in england in 1976 as full circle, this movie flopped badly and went.
Things dont get much better when julia and her husband move into a forbidding old mansion. After her daughters death, wealthy american homemaker julia lofting moves to london to restart her life. Full circle aka the haunting of julia is a 1977 horror film directed by richard loncraine. The haunting is a 1963 british horror film directed and produced by robert wise and adapted by nelson gidding from the novel the haunting of hill house 1959 by shirley jackson. From its striking and tragic opening scene to its jaw dropping final moment, full circle never once slips in its relatively brief 98 minute running time.
The haunting of julia demands to be seen more than once to read its vaporous code. Richard loncraines full circle 1977 the haunting of. After the death of her daughter, julia lofting mia farrow attempts to start a. It trudges lethargically at times but thats all the better to conjure a melancholic tsunami. The film opens with julia lofting mia farrow, her husband magnus keir dullea, and their daughter kate sophie ward sitting down to eat breakfast. Released as the haunting of julia in the usa in 1981, it had a similarly poor reception. The haunting of julia 1976 stream and watch online.
Tom conti, mia farrow, keir dullea, jill bennett, robin gammell join free to stream the haunting of julia. Julia feels a ghostly presence on her th birthday, and discovers that her parents have a secret. Put on a spot of tea, have a scone, and settle in for 90 minutes of perfectly telegraphed nonsense about seeing the ghost of a dead loved one and having a bittersweet epiphany about letting go and moving on. The haunting of julia 1976 magnus keir dullea and julia lofting mia farrow have a happy marriage until one morning when their daughter kate sophie ward begins choking. Heres a movie that i had figured out from the start.
Look closely and a figure darts past a mirror or an intangible shadow spills across the screen, for long moments you are kept in pitch black with only a glimmer of an eye as your guide. All seems well until she is haunted by the sadness of losing her own child and the ghosts of. Movie info the britishcanadian full circle is better known by its american title, the haunting of julia. R, 1 h 38 min mia farrow, keir dullea, tom conti, jill bennett director. With mia farrow, keir dullea, tom conti, jill bennett. Based on a novel by peter straub, the haunting of julia manages to draw on every horror movie cliche. Julia mia farrow, magnus keir dullea et leur fille.
However, the truth is that many people out there go into horror movies expecting thrillasecond horror and blood and guts everywhere. Based on the 1975 novel julia by prolific author peter straub, the film follows julia lofting, who accidentally kills her daughter while attempting a tracheotomy to. Based on the novel julia by peter straub, it is the first film realization of one of his books. Originally filmed and released in england in 1976 as full circle, this gothic infused ghost story was retitled the haunting of julia and rereleased in the united states in 1981. Watch the haunting of julia 1977 online movie streaming.
Based on the novel julia by peter straub, it represents the first film realization of one of his books. Full circle is a 1977 britishcanadian horror film directed by richard loncraine. The haunting of julia 1977 hdtvrip rated r version youtube. The haunting of julia 1981 drama, horror, mystery usa. Julia and magnus, both unprepared for the situation, try desperately to get the food out of her throat. In fact, full circle aka the haunting of julia is probably the movie that got me into these kind of movies. Its become undeservedly obscure over the years, and is long overdue for a rediscoverypreferably on dvd. While the film does feel a little bit like rosemarys baby, with farrow dealing in the same kind of paranoia, sadness, and sickness, it cant quite reach those levels of success farrow stars as julia, a woman who must deal with the. Shop for your favorite the haunting of julia dvd 1978 at.
A grieving mother is haunted by the ghost of a vengeful little girl. Full circle, or better known by its american title, the haunting of julia, stars mia farrow as julia lofting. This movie was originally released in england as full circle. Her death can be interpreted as a suicide, with her cutting her own throat with the monkeys cymbal if i recall correctly or. It did not do well, boxoffice wise, and it was eventually released in the united states as the haunting of julia in 1981.
The haunting of julia depicts a woman in mourning over her daughters death, and her attempts to come to grips with life afterwards. Full circle, also called the haunting of julia, is a 1977 britishcanadian horror moviepsychological thriller starring mia farrow. Now, the specter plans to use julia as her pawn in a terrible revenge. While kate is eating an apple, she starts to choke and violently falls to the floor gasping for breath. There are some who think that the haunting of julia is an underappreciated masterpiece, and others who call it a slow and boring waste of time, but relatively few who fall between the two extremes. In this movie, a woman fleeing an unhappy marriage and the death of her. First released in the uk in 1977 under the title full circle, the movie was not a success. Based on the novel julia by peter straub, it is the first film realization of one of. Mia farrow in the haunting of julia 1977 tom conti in the haunting of julia 1977. Richard loncraines full circle the haunting of julia is one of the most perfectly realized and executed genre films i have ever seen.
The eponymous julia, played by mia farrow, is driven to nearmadness by the death of her. Full circle is better known by its american title, the haunting of julia. In this movie, a woman fleeing an unhappy marriage and the death of her daughter is haunted by the ghost of a vengeful little girl. After the sudden accidental death of her small daughter, julia lofting, a wealthy american woman living in london, bolts her unhappy marriage and buys a house in kensington which is haunted by the ghost of a quite obscenely nasty little girl who died in the 1950s and plans to use julia.
Peter straubs 1975 novel julia was the inspiration for this 1977 film, which was initially titled full circle but seems destined to be best known under its american title the haunting of julia. Haunting of julia frazzles mia farrow the new york. The film stock has begun to fade, thus giving the movie its only touch of novelty. Richard loncraines full circle 1977 the haunting of julia part ii. When she saves her siblings life, julia happily declares her a guardian angel. Maybe i need to see this movie again in order to better appreciate it, but in all. The haunting of julia aka full circle is an undervalued and chilling occult thriller, based on a story by peter straub and directed by richard loncraine. The eponymous julia, played by mia farrow, is driven to nearmadness by the death of her daughter. After the death of her daughter, julia, a wealthy housewife, moves to london to restart her life.
Browse our collection of hard to find, out of print and rare movies on dvd. The film opens with julia lofting mia farrow, her husband magnus keir dullea, and their daughter kate sophie ward. Looking like she stepped right out of rosemarys baby, despite the fact that this film is almost 10 years older, mia farrow stars in the haunting of julia. Canadian film development corporation cfdc, classic, famous. The haunting of julia aka full circle richard loncraine, 1977 part 01.
After the death of her daughter, julia lofting, a wealthy housewife, moves to london to restart her life. Richard loncraine, peter straub our special guest cohost this week, kierla janisse, is the author of the memoirfilm book, house of psychotic women. The haunting of julia aka full circle starring mia farrow. It stars julie harris, claire bloom, richard johnson, and russ tamblyn. Full circle aka the haunting of julia is a masterpiece of shatterimg coldnesswith a captivating performance from mia farrow amidst an atmospherically gloomy both visually and emotionally london. The haunting of julia aka full circle is a little known 1977 horrorthriller film starring mia farrow in the title role.
The haunting of julia is clearly going to be a very british drizzly afternoon. All seems well until she is haunted by the sadness of losing her own child and the ghosts of other children. Creature from the black lagoon movie 1954 richard carlson, julia. The haunting of julia dvd 1978 movie buffs forever. The britishcanadian full circle is better known by its american title, the haunting of julia. All seems well until she is haunted by the ghosts of other children while mourning for her own. I am a very big fan of slow moving, atmospheric horror movies. The film depicts the experiences of a small group of people invited by a paranormal investigator to investigate a purportedly haunted house. A psychologically haunted search through utter sadness, each note of the melancholia soaked piano score sounds as if falling tears are weighing. The haunting of julia 1976 stream and watch online magnus keir dullea and julia lofting mia farrow have a happy marriage until one morning when their daughter kate sophie ward begins. The film was originally released in england as full. Magnus keir dullea and julia lofting mia farrow have a happy marriage until one morning. The haunting of julia is clearly going to be a very british drizzly afternoon stately haunted house movie.
Watch full circle 1977 the haunting of julia final. Enjoy a rich lineup of tv shows and movies included with your prime. Full circle, or better known by its american title, the haunting of julia, stars mia farrow. This has caused confusion over the years and has made it difficult to track the movie down. The film was originally released in england as full circle but fared poorly at the box office and was released in the united states in 1981, when it was unveiled under a new title the haunting.
The haunting of julia 1977 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Francisco pedros rating of the film the haunting of julia francisco pedro despite being very similar on a narrative level to dont look now, full circle still manages to be a wellmade horror film with a haunting soundtrack by colin towns. The haunting of julia full circle 1977 rotten tomatoes. Both theatrical runs were failures and this spooky thriller has dampened in virtual obscurity for years. Director richard loncraine working with a script adapted from the peter straub novel julia adopts a simple approach, short on effectsladen spectacle, but big on atmosphere and nuanced performances. In the movie, mia farrow plays a woman fleeing an unhappy marriage and her daughters death, and being haunted by the ghost of a vengeful little girl.