: Julie and Julia
Wow, what a terrific film. The chef in me wanted to see this and I love Myrle Streep and Amy Adams, but kept putting this off as it felt a little too chick flickery. But it is wonderful. For me, it hits all sorts of key notes: Paris, cooking, blogging, writing, the publishing business. I found it inspiring to learn about Julia Child, who I knew little about, and the struggles she had becoming a chef and getting her book published. Fascinating that the book no one wanted to publish would change the cooking world so much that her kitchen is now in the Smithsonian. The idea of combining two books — the period story of Julia Child and the modern story of a blogger attempting to cook all 500+ recipes in her book in one year — is pure genius. I had read a review that said the modern story wasn’t as compelling and I disagree: it’s merely that it’s not as heavy (significant). Alone it wouldn’t have worked and even Julia’s story wouldn’t have been as interesting: together they compliment each other beautifully. Highly recommended.
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