Julie Powell is a frustrated insurance worker who wants to be a writer. Trying to find a challenge in her life, she decides to cook her way through Julia Child's 'Mastering the Art of French Cooking' in one year, and to blog about it. As Julie begins to find her groove as a cook, and her voice as a writer,
… More »Julie Powell is a frustrated insurance worker who wants to be a writer. Trying to find a challenge in her life, she decides to cook her way through Julia Child's 'Mastering the Art of French Cooking' in one year, and to blog about it. As Julie begins to find her groove as a cook, and her voice as a writer, the project takes on a life of its own. The project provides the struggling young woman with her life's purpose, to her very pleasant surprise. Julia Child has an amazing love affair with her dashing husband, Paul, all while embracing life and French food. Julie lovingly celebrates the life of one of American food's most influential and beloved figureheads.
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Statement of Responsibility:
Columbia Pictures presents an Easy There Tiger/Amy Robinson production ; a Laurence Mark production ; a film by Nora Ephron ; produced by Laurence Mark, Nora Ephron, Amy Robinson, Eric Steel ; screenplay by Nora Ephron ; directed by Nora Ephron
Title:
Julie & Julia
[videorecording]
Publisher:
Culver City, Calif. :, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment,, c2009
Edition:
Widescreen
Characteristics:
1 videodisc (123 min.) :,sd., col. ;,4 3/4 in
Notes:
Based on the book "Julie & Julia" by Julie Powell and "My life in France" by Julia Child with Alex Prud'Homme
DVD release of the 2009 motion picture
Special features: Commentary with writer/director Nora Ephron (optional English subtitled commentary); "Secret ingredients: creating Julie & Julia" featurette
Credits:
Director of photography, Stephen Goldblatt ; costume designer, Ann Roth ; music by Alexandre Desplat ; editor, Richard Marks ; production designer, Mark Ricker.
Performers:
Meryl Streep, Amy Adams, Stanley Tucci, Chris Messina, Linda Emond, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Jane Lynch, Frances Sternhagen, Helen Carey, Deborah Rush, Joan Juliet Buck, Vanessa Ferlito, Casey Wilson, Jillian Bach.
Summary:
Julie Powell is a frustrated insurance worker who wants to be a writer. Trying to find a challenge in her life, she decides to cook her way through Julia Child's 'Mastering the Art of French Cooking' in one year, and to blog about it. As Julie begins to find her groove as a cook, and her voice as a writer, the project takes on a life of its own. The project provides the struggling young woman with her life's purpose, to her very pleasant surprise. Julia Child has an amazing love affair with her dashing husband, Paul, all while embracing life and French food. Julie lovingly celebrates the life of one of American food's most influential and beloved figureheads.
Audience:
MPAA rating PG-13 for brief strong language and some sensuality
System Details:
DVD; region 1, NTSC; anamorphic widescreen (1.85) presentation; Dolby digital 5.1 surround
Other Language:
In English or dubbed French, with optional subtitles in English or French; English audio described; closed captioned
Subject Headings:
Powell, Julie Film and video adaptations
Child, Julia Film and video adaptations
Powell, Julie Drama
Child, Julia Drama
Blogs Drama
Cooking, French Anecdotes Drama
Cooking Study and teaching France Paris Drama
Women cooks Biography
Genre/Form:
Romantic comedy films
Biographical films
Historical films
Feature films
Fiction films
Film adaptations
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities
DVD-Video discs
Topical Term:
Blogs
Cooking, French
Cooking
Women cooks
Additional Contributors:
Robinson, Amy
Mark, Laurence
Ephron, Nora
Goldblatt, Stephen
- 1945-
Rudin, Scott
- 1958-
Lee, Donald J.
Stevens, Dana
- 1963-
Steel, Eric
Streep, Meryl
Adams, Amy
Tucci, Stanley
Messina, Chris
Emond, Linda
Rajskub, Mary Lynn
- 1971-
Lynch, Jane
- 1960-
Sternhagen, Frances
- 1930-
Carey, Helen
- 1944-
Rush, Deborah
Buck, Joan Juliet
Ferlito, Vanessa
Wilson, Casey
- 1980-
Bach, Jillian
- 1973-
Roth, Ann
- 1931-
Desplat, Alexandre
Powell, Julie
Child, Julia
Publisher No:
29229
33713
ISBN:
1435951174
9781435951174
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Add a CommentThoroughly enjoyed, though I was disappointed by the ending.