After the death of her daughter, wealthy housewife Julia Lofting abruptly leaves her husband and moves into an old Victorian home in London to re-start her life. All seems well until she is haunted by the sadness of losing her own child and the ghosts of other children.
Acting
Farrow's brittle, unraveling restraint — she whispers when others would scream.
Production
That Victorian house is basically the lead performance.
Direction
Loncraine lets dread accumulate like dust on velvet furniture.
Director
Richard Loncraine
Mia Farrow
Julia Lofting
Keir Dullea
Magnus Lofting
Tom Conti
Mark Berkeley
Jill Bennett
Lily Lofting
Robin Gammell
David Swift
Cathleen Nesbitt
Heather Rudge
Anna Wing
Rosa Fludd
Edward Hardwicke
Captain Paul Winter
Pauline Jameson
Claudia Branscombe
Peter Sallis
Jeffrey Branscombe
Arthur Howard
Mr. Piggott
Damaris Hayman
Miss Pinner
Susan Porrett
Mrs. Ward
Sophie Ward
Kate Lofting
Mary Morris
Greta Braden
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on Peter Straub's novel 'Julia'; the film changes the ending entirely, softening Straub's bleaker conclusion.
Part of a brief 1970s wave of 'grief horror' where women's psychological pain became supernatural — think 'Don't Look Now' with more séances.
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As one of the minor Cast members (Child Actor) in this film 47 years ago, I am so pleased to see it on re-release, a massive "Thank You" to everyone at (Imprint Films) for supporting and distributing the Film, and to anyone who buys it, and I hope enjoys it, or loves it as much as I do,I am especially grateful. The Cinematography by Peter Hannan is exquisite, the highly praised soundtrack by Colin Towns is Hauntingly Beautiful, and the Director Richard Loncraine did a fine job of crafting this supernatural Ghost Story which is a true gem of 1976 British Cinema. I have always adored "FULL CIRCLE" (it's Original Title in 1976), aka "The Haunting Of Julia", for so many reasons, not least as working with Mia Farrow was simply Amazing, sadly my speaking part was not used in the final cut of the film, (one of several scenes we filmed that were deleted) but to be a tiny part of the making of this wonderful Film, and still be in some scenes in the Park Playground is something I am still very proud of, it is a very spacial, beautiful, film. that remains one of my top favorites out of working for almost 50 years in the TV/Film industry.
@Cortinaman63 34
This is such an eerie, creepy movie. You don't expect it to be scary but it is. It's very atmospheric... the score and cinematography is amazing. It's one of my favorite supernatural horror movies. A true masterpiece.
@jessicapazo7718 12
IVE SEEN THIS MOVIE SEVERAL TIMES IT IS A EXCELLENT HORROR FILM WITH GREAT PERFORMANCE BY MIA FARROW AND A GREAT SOUNDTRACK AND DIRECTION
@charlesrobinson1637 2
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