Julie/Julia
Since the du Monde is always in a state of “must be seen at night” in bars of the world, you’ll think it odd that I attended a movie last night. But Julie/Julia is worth an evening of sobriety in a dark theater for a fabulously well done movie about one of my heroes, Julia Child.
Writer-director Nora Ephron adapted two memoirs for the screenplay – Julie Powell’s “Julie & Julia” and Julia Child’s “My Life in France.” Meryl Streep does a fantastic job of portraying Julia Child. As I watched the movie I couldn’t distinguish the Streep character from my memory of The French Chef television show that I used to watch on public television with my mother.
As the movie probably has a limited audience because of the niche subject matter, get out to the theater soon before this gem goes away. Then I highly recommend having a look at the original Julie Powell blog, the other half of the story. It’s a fun read especially after seeing it in the context of the movie.
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