Julie & Julia
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Julia Child and Julie Powell – both of whom wrote memoirs – find their lives intertwined. Though separated by time and space, both women are at loose ends... until they discover that with the right combination of passion, fearlessness and butter, anything is possible.
What critics thought
A warmly received but uneven film that critics largely enjoyed as light entertainment, with the reception hinging almost entirely on Meryl Streep's portrayal of Julia Child. The Julia half drew near-unanimous enthusiasm while the Julie half left many critics wondering why it was there at all.
“Julie & Julia is two movies in one. That's one more movie than it needs to be.”
The A.V. Club
“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.”
Kenneth Turan·Los Angeles Times
“Her performance goes beyond physical imitation, though she has the rounded shoulders and the fluting voice down perfectly.”
A. O. Scott·The New York Times
“Streep isn't playing Julia Child here, but something both more elusive and more truthful— she's playing our idea of Julia Child.”
Stephanie Zacharek·Salon
Accolades
Genres
Romance, Drama
Cast & Crew
Nora EphronDirector
Meryl StreepJulia Child
Amy AdamsJulie Powell
Stanley TucciPaul Child
Chris MessinaEric Powell
Linda EmondSimone Beck
Helen CareyLouisette Bertholle
Mary Lynn RajskubSarah
Jane LynchDorothy McWilliams
Crystal McCrearyErnestine
George BartenieffChef Max Bugnard
Vanessa FerlitoCassie
Alexandre DesplatComposer
Julia ChildWriter
Stephen GoldblattCinematographyJulie & Julia
Julia Child and Julie Powell – both of whom wrote memoirs – find their lives intertwined. Though separated by time and space, both women are at loose ends... until they discover that with the right combination of passion, fearlessness and butter, anything is possible.
What critics thought
A warmly received but uneven film that critics largely enjoyed as light entertainment, with the reception hinging almost entirely on Meryl Streep's portrayal of Julia Child. The Julia half drew near-unanimous enthusiasm while the Julie half left many critics wondering why it was there at all.
“Julie & Julia is two movies in one. That's one more movie than it needs to be.”
The A.V. Club
“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.”
Kenneth Turan·Los Angeles Times
“Her performance goes beyond physical imitation, though she has the rounded shoulders and the fluting voice down perfectly.”
A. O. Scott·The New York Times
“Streep isn't playing Julia Child here, but something both more elusive and more truthful— she's playing our idea of Julia Child.”
Stephanie Zacharek·Salon
Accolades
Genres
Romance, Drama
Cast & Crew
Nora EphronDirectorMeryl StreepJulia ChildAmy AdamsJulie PowellStanley TucciPaul ChildChris MessinaEric PowellLinda EmondSimone BeckHelen CareyLouisette BertholleMary Lynn RajskubSarahJane LynchDorothy McWilliamsCrystal McCrearyErnestineGeorge BartenieffChef Max BugnardVanessa FerlitoCassieAlexandre DesplatComposerJulia ChildWriterStephen GoldblattCinematographyStream
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