I'm only Judy Garland for an hour a night.
Winter 1968 and showbiz legend Judy Garland arrives in Swinging London to perform in a sell-out run at The Talk of the Town.
It is 30 years since she shot to global stardom in The Wizard of Oz, but if her voice has weakened, its dramatic intensity has only grown.
As she prepares for the show, battles with management, charms musicians, and reminisces with friends and adoring fans, her wit and warmth shine through. Even her dreams of romance seem undimmed as she embarks on a courtship with Mickey Deans, her soon-to-be fifth husband.
And yet Judy is fragile. After working for 45 of her 47 years, she is exhausted; haunted by memories of a childhood lost to Hollywood; gripped by a desire to be back home with her kids. Will she have the strength to go on?
Featuring some of her best-known songs, including the timeless classic ‘Over the Rainbow’, Judy celebrates the voice, the capacity for love and the sheer pizzazz of “the world’s greatest entertainer."
Awards
- Winner - 77th Golden Globe Awards - Best performance by an actress in a motion picture: Renée Zellweger as Judy Garland
- Winner - 2020 EE British Academy Film Awards - Leading Actress: Renée Zellweger as Judy Garland
- Winner - 92nd Academy Awards - Academy Award® for Best Actress: Renée Zellweger as Judy Garland
- Nominee - 92nd Academy Awards - Best makeup and hairstyling: Jeremy Woodhead
Starring:
Renée Zellweger, Jessie Buckley, Finn Wittrock, Michael Gambon
Director:
Rupert Goold
Producers:
David Livingstone
Screenplay:
Tom Edge
Distributor:
Pathe
Certificate:
12A
Running time:
117m
Released
4 October 2019
In cinemas
4 October 2019