Julie & Julia

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Label

Julie & Julia

Statement of responsibility

Columbia Pictures presents an Easy There Tiger/Amy Robinson production ; a Laurence Mark production ; a film by Nora Ephron ; director of photography, Stephen Goldblatt ; executive producers, Scott Rudin, Donald J. Lee, Jr., Dana Stevens ; produced by Laurence Mark, Nora Ephron, Amy Robinson, Eric Steel ; screenplay by Nora Ephron ; directed by Nora Ephron

Title variation

Julie and Julia

Contributor

• Columbia Pictures Corporation
• Easy There Tiger, Inc
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)
• Adams, Amy
• Bach, Jillian, 1973-
• Buck, Joan Juliet
• Carey, Helen, 1944-
• Child, Julia
• Desplat, Alexandre
• Emond, Linda
• Ephron, Nora
• Ferlito, Vanessa
• Goldblatt, Stephen, 1945-
• Lee, Donald J
• Lynch, Jane, 1960-
• Mark, Laurence
• Messina, Chris
• Powell, Julie, 1973-2022
• Rajskub, Mary Lynn, 1971-
• Robinson, Amy
• Roth, Ann, 1931-
• Rudin, Scott, 1958-
• Rush, Deborah
• Steel, Eric
• Sternhagen, Frances, 1930-
• Stevens, Dana, 1963-
• Streep, Meryl
• Tucci, Stanley
• Wilson, Casey, 1980-

Subject

• Biographical films
• Blogs -- Drama
• Child, Julia -- Drama
• Cooking -- Study and teaching -- France | Paris -- Drama
• Cooking, French -- Anecdotes | Drama
• Feature films
• Film adaptations
• Powell, Julie, 1973-2022 -- Drama
• Romantic comedy films
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Women cooks -- Biography

Genre

• Anecdotes
• Biographical films
• Biography
• Drama
• Feature films
• Film adaptations
• Romantic comedy films
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Language

• eng
• fre
• eng
• fre
• eng
• eng

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

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Costume designer, Ann Roth ; music by Alexandre Desplat ; editor, Richard Marks ; production designer, Mark Ricker

Intended audience

• MPAA rating: PG-13; for brief strong language and some sensuality
• CHV rating: PG; coarse language, language may offend

Language note

In English or dubbed French, with optional subtitles in English or French; English audio described; closed captioned

PerformerNote

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

Runtime

123

Technique

live action