Overview
Nora Ephron adapts Julie Powell's autobiographical book "Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen" with this Columbia Pictures production starring Amy Adams as an amateur chef who decides to cook every recipe in a cookbook from acclaimed celebrity chef Julia Child (played by Meryl Streep) in order to chronicle it in a blog over the course of a year. Streep's THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA co-star Stanley Tucci re-teams with the actress as Child's husband.
Awards:
Main Cast & Crew:
Nora Ephron - Director
Meryl Streep
Amy Adams
Stanley Tucci
Chris Messina
Linda Emond
Andrew Garman
Crystsal Noelle
Jillian Bach
Michael Brian Dunn
Pamela Holden Stewart
Details
- Format: DVD (AC-3, Dolby, Dubbed, Widescreen)
- Run Time: 123
- Color Format: Color
- UPC: 043396292291
- Genre: DRAMA
- Rating: PG-13 (MPAA)
- Release Date: December 2009
Movie Reviews
Reviews:
4.5 stars out of 5 -- "[A]nyone with even fleeting interest in writing or in eating will want to revel in this two hour long celebration of love, life and Lobster Thermador." - 07/23/2009 Box Office
"Delivering an elegant approximation of the woman's distinctly flutelike vocal pitch and endearing mannerisms, Streep abundantly conveys the warmth, rich humor and joie de vivre so evident in Julia's TV appearances and her writing." - 07/24/2009 Variety
"The performances go a long way toward selling the characters; Meryl Streep creates an uncanny version of Julia Child, of course with a spot-on accent." - 08/05/2009 Chicago Sun-Times
"[Meryl Streep] is too fantastic for words....Streep's larger-than-life Julia is kept earthbound -- barely -- by the always-welcome Tucci, who gives a graceful performance as an unassuming diplomat with a big heart..." - 08/06/2009 Movieline
"JULIE & JULIA does it right. A consummate entertainment that echoes the rhythms and attitudes of classic Hollywood, it's a satisfying throwback to those old-fashioned movie fantasies where impossible dreams do come true." - 08/07/2009 Los Angeles Times
3 stars out of 4 -- "It's a light and entertaining treat, with winning performances, sharp writing and some happy surprises." - 08/07/2009 USA Today
"The remarkable thing about the Julia segments, given Ms. Streep's daring flirtations with caricature, is how full and affecting they prove to be." - 08/07/2009 Wall Street Journal
"JULIE & JULIA proceeds with such ease and charm that its audacity -- a no-nonsense, plucky self-confidence embodied by the indomitable Julia herself -- is easy to miss." - 08/07/2009 New York Times
"[T]artly witty....JULIE & JULIA is the movie American foodie culture has been waiting for." -- Grade: B+ - 08/14/2009 Entertainment Weekly
"Meryl Streep -- and her brilliant, beguiling best -- is the spice that does the trick for the yummy JULIE & JULIA..." - 08/20/2009 Rolling Stone
"Told with love for both of its characters, JULIE & JULIA is loaded with beautiful cooking imagery and features the reassuring presence of Stanley Tucci as Child’s husband, Paul, a bedrock of support in her journey to becoming America’s most celebrated chef." - 10/31/2020 The Atlantic
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