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Desiring Julia

Name: Desiring Julia
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1986-09-05
Cast: Serena Grandi, Johan Leysen, Valeria D'Obici, Sergio Rubini, Carlo Maestro

1986 | 87 min | Drama, Romance

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With almost no lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Made for romantics.
The mood: Warm and romantic.
The pace: Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 27 min.
What might put you off: It's in Italian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).

A young man falls in love with extra-liberated Giulia. Their relationship becomes very passionate, but Giulia has no limits in her sexual fantasies and games. Poor guy, will soon discover he'll have to pay a price for Giulia. He'll have to put up with all her strange and pervert desires, until of course he reaches his limits.

How it earned its rating

CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
Reach & staying powerSolid
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 12K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Andrea Barzini

Serena GrandiGiulia Tassi
Johan LeysenEmilio Brentani
Valeria D'ObiciAmalia Brentani
Sergio RubiniStefano Bemberg
Carlo Maestro
Carlo Colombo
Alessandra IzzoMargherita
Massimo SarchielliCucchi
Mimmo Valente
Giuliana Calandraorganizzatrice conferenza stampa