Julia Child's story of her start in the cooking profession is intertwined with blogger Julie Powell's 2002 challenge to cook all the recipes in Child's first book.
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.
Written by Columbia Pictures
'Stop The Train' by 'Henry Wolfe' is included in the soundtrack. Henry (Real name Henry Gummer) is Meryl Streep's son.
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Goofs
Anachronisms:
The movie opens in 1949 in Paris. In several establishing shots, including the Ile de la Cite and Notre Dame Cathedral, all the buildings appear to be a light tan sandstone color. Until the cleaning projects by culture minister Andre Malreaux in the late 1960s, all the famous buildings in Paris were quite black from centuries of pollution.
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Quotes
[when Julie is eating her first egg]
Julie Powell:
It tastes like... cheese sauce. Yum. See more »
"Minor Swing"
Written by Django Reinhardt and Stéphane Grappelli Performed by 8 1/2 Souvenirs Courtesy of RCA Victor By Arrangement with Sony Music Entertainment
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