Julie & Julia Trailer
Julie & Julia is delightful. A skillful combination of two true stories from different eras. Meryl Streep is wholly convincing as Julia Child. No, Meryl Streep transformed into Julia Child. It feels as if you are watching and glimpsing significant moments in the life of the real Julia Child. Bravo Meryl! And bravo Stanley Tucci. What a tender and genteel gentleman he portrayed as Paul Child. Stanley Tucci has gone way up on the esteem charts.
Julie Powell's brave and creative idea to cook all 524 recipes from Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking in 365 days and blog about it was the impetus behind the piece. A quote from the movie is that Julia Child, when interviewed for her 90th birthday about the Julie/Julia Project, was "a pill about it". It's the one perplexing point. Was Julia Child not pleased to know that her cookbook was still so relevant?
Prior to seeing the movie, I recall hearing a snippet of an interview with Julie Powell on public radio. Did she mention she finally had a chance to meet Julia Child? Does anyone know? It would be the perfect encore to the film.
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