"She smokes in three scenes. There is a nice exhale in an extended sequence as she walks around town holding a cigarette. Later she drags on the last fraction of an inch. She lights up and takes three drags on a train, holding her cigarette beween thumb and forefinger, with her tongue coming forward in appreciation before she exhales. For my money she was an IRL at the time."
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Julie Christie - Info - "Her real debut came in [Billy Liar (1963)], where she made a spectacular entrance. It still looks good: she is filmed walking through town in a white blouse, jacket and short skirt, swinging a bag and smoking a cigarette while her fingers run along metal railings and her face registers a succession of smiles, frowns, grimaces and little bursts of song.", The Independent (UK), Jan. 26, '08
Julie Christie - Picture - holding, Billy Liar (1963), 25k
Julie Christie - Picture - holding, Billy Liar (1963), 44k
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