Who Is Julia?

The first time I saw this movie on TV I loved it. I love Mare Winningham and think she was perfect for this part. I tried to tape it for future viewing when it ran again but I missed the first crucial 10 minutes. I would love to see it again. I love modern sci-fi type movies. Or was it really sci-fi?

A very good TV movie. I watched it as a kit and I didn't even remember that Mare Winninhgam was the protagonist.

I was really touched by the notion that what we are is not our appearance, but our character, memories and thoughts (our brain). People often refer to the operation that took place in this film as a "brain transplant". That is not correct. The doctors did a BODY transplant to Julia! Since the "plain Jane" character dies in the first minutes of the film and Julia's body is nearly destroyed, the doctors transfered the brain (i.e. Julia) to the healthy body of plain Jane. That is, they gave a new body to Julia, not a new brain to plain Jane.

The second meaning of the film is that appearance CAN affect character, and thus the person. After Julia wakes up in a new body, she sees people reacting differently to her and thus starts to change herself also.

So, the title "Who is Julia", emphasizes both the fact that Julia is "now" the plain looking woman instead of the attractive one, AND the fact that she is not actually the same character after the body transplant.

So, who is Julia? None actually.

I loved this book. It's one of my favorites. I am normally disappointed with movie versions, but this one was done quite well. The actors that they chose did a very good job of bringing this story to the screen. Mare Winningham is an outstanding actress in every role that I have seen her in. She made her character's pain obvious without being overdone. I highly recommend this movie.

Usually, I hate the movies that Lifetime airs. My parents watch them constantly, and they seem to all be the same. But this one struck me. I really enjoyed it. It was dramatic without being overly-dramatic. I think the characters were well-developed, and the actors did a stunning job, even if the dialogue was a little choppy here and there.

All in all, "Who is Julia?" was a really good movie, and I would recommend it to anyone.

I thought "Who is Julia?" was a very powerful movie with excellent acting by Mare Winningham. She gave a wonderful performance. The rest of the cast was great too. It has aired most often on Lifetime Television.