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. Available in: DVD. Nora Ephron adapts Julie Powell's autobiographical book Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny. Meryl Streep as Julia Child in Nora Ephron?s Julie & Julia. Photograph: Jonathan Wenk/PR T here are few more civilised, civilising and generally delightful movies.

Running time 123 minutes Country United States Language English Budget $40 million Box office $129.5 million Julie & Julia is a 2009 American written and directed by starring,,, and. The film contrasts the life of chef in the early years of her culinary career with the life of young New Yorker, who aspires to cook all 524 recipes in Child's cookbook in 365 days, a challenge she described on that made her a published author. Ephron's screenplay is adapted from two books:, Child's autobiography written with, and a by Powell, Julie & Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen (later retitled Julie & Julia: My Year of Cooking Dangerously). Both of these books were written and published in the same time frame (2004–06). Powell's book was based on her blog The Julie/Julia Project, where she had started documenting online her daily experiences cooking each of the 524 recipes in Child's. The film is the first major motion picture based on a blog. In March 2008, Ephron began filming with Streep as Child and Adams as Powell.

On July 30, 2009, the film officially premiered at the in New York; and, on August 7, 2009, it opened throughout North America. It received positive reviews from critics, who praised Streep's performance. Streep and Adams previously starred together in (2008). Streep and Tucci previously starred together in (2006).

Julie & Julia was Ephron's last film before her death in 2012. Contents • • • • • • • • • • Plot [ ] In 2002, Julie Powell (Adams) is a young writer with an unpleasant job at the 's call center, where she answers telephone calls from victims of the and members of the general public complaining about the LMDC's controversial plans for rebuilding the. To do something she enjoys, she decides to cook every recipe in (1961) by Julia Child (Streep) in one year; Powell decides to write a blog to motivate herself and document her progress. Woven into the story of Powell's time in Queens in the early 2000s is the story of Child's time in Paris throughout the 1950s, where she attends to learn French cooking and begins collaborating on a book about French cooking for American housewives. The plot highlights similarities in the women's challenges.

Ong Bak 9 Full Movie 2015. Both women receive much support from their husbands, except when Powell's husband becomes fed up with her excessive devotion to her hobby and leaves her for a short time. Eventually, Powell's blog is featured in a story published in, after which her project begins to receive the attention of journalists, literary agents, publishers, and a dismissive response from Child herself. Although Child's book is rejected by, it is accepted and published.

The last scene shows Powell and her husband visiting Child's kitchen at the and Child in the same kitchen receiving a first print of her cookbook and celebrating the event with her husband. Cast [ ] • as • as • as, Julia's husband • as Eric Powell, Julie's husband • as ('Simca'), with whom Julia wrote Mastering the Art of French Cooking • Helen Carey as, co-author of Mastering the Art of French Cooking • as Dorothy Dean Cousins, Julia's sister • as Sarah, Julie's friend. • as of Le Cordon Bleu, where Julia studied French cooking • as herself • as, Julia's long-time pen pal • as Cassie, Julie's acquaintance • as Regina, Julie's acquaintance • as Annabelle, Julie's acquaintance • as • as The Baker's Mother • as the voice of Julie's mother Reception [ ] Critical response [ ] The film received positive reviews from critics, and Streep's performance was highly acclaimed by critics. Gave the film a score of 75% based on 212 reviews, with an average score of 6.7/10 with a 'Certified Fresh' rating, and the site's critical consensus states: 'Boosted by Meryl Streep's charismatic performance as Julia Child, Julie & Julia is a light, but fairly entertaining culinary comedy.' , which assigns a rating out of 100 top reviews from mainstream critics, gave it an average score of 66% based on 34 reviews.

Critic Kenneth Turan commented, '[ Julie & Julia] does it right. Dicomworks 1.3.5 License. A consummate entertainment that echoes the rhythms and attitudes of classic Hollywood, it's a satisfying throwback to those old-fashioned movie fantasies where impossible dreams do come true.