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"Anthony Qufnrr u. gives a powerful and touching performance 'Lion of the Desert' is -Fred Vagar, ASSOCIATED PRESS which all the furniture inexplicably has been left behind, including a child's room with toys. Soon she's imagining she sees Katie in the playground. Or is she imagining? Tom Conti plays a friend of Julia's and Cathleen Nesbitt appears in one scepe as a conveniently lucid resident in a mental institution. The movie, adapted from Peter Straub's novel "Julia," seems to be structured on the themes of expiation and forgiveness.

It's hard to get Interested in the fate of the pallid Julia, though, in what could be called "Daugh-; ter of Rosemary's Baby," Ernest Leogrande THE HAUMTINO OP JULIA. Mia farrow, Ktlr Dulkia, Tom Coitrt. OlroeHd ky Richard Loncralna. Al taronn. Runnlnt lima: mlnutM.

fut4 R. During the course of "The Haunting of Julia" someone challenges Mia Farrow with "That's what you are? A sort of roaming door-to-door psychiatrist?" That's what she is, sort of, plodding from person to person, collecting revelations that at the end reveal a standard ghost story (with some sadistic details) that may satisfy her but can leave an audience feeling they've been led on a profitless Journey. IN THE OPENING BREAKFAST SCENE, an expository scene by now in the realm of cliche, we get character condensation. Businessman daddy (Keir Dullea) is almost curt to little daughter Kate bSj hy 'pi (Sophie Ward), ignoring her signs of affection. He's more interested in the trust fund belonging to mummy (Farrow).

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