Julie & Julia

Year:

2009

Duration:

123 min

Genres:

Biography | Drama | Romance

IMDB rate:

7

Director:

Nora Ephron

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 27 wins & 34 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 2009-08-07

Filming Locations: 9-17 40th Ave, Queens, New York, USA

Earnings

Budget: $40,000,000

Opening Weekend: $20,027,956 (USA) (9 August 2009)

Gross: $94,125,426 (USA) (29 November 2009)

Cast

Actor

Character

Amy Adams

Julie & Julia

Meryl Streep

Julia Child

Stanley Tucci

Paul Child

Chris Messina

Eric Powell

Linda Emond

Simone Beck

Helen Carey

Louisette Bertholle

Mary Lynn Rajskub

Sarah

Jane Lynch

Dorothy McWilliams

Joan Juliet Buck

Madame Brassart

Crystal Noelle

Ernestine

George Bartenieff

Chef Max Bugnard

Vanessa Ferlito

Cassie

Casey Wilson

Regina

Jillian Bach

Annabelle

Andrew Garman

John O'Brien

Michael Brian Dunn

Ivan Cousins

Remak Ramsay

John McWilliams

Diane Kagan

Phila McWilliams

Pamela Stewart

Instructor at Le Cordon Bleu

Jeff Brooks

Minister

Frances Sternhagen

Irma Rombauer

Brooks Ashmanskas

Mr. Misher

Eric Sheffer Stevens

Tim

Brian Avers

Garth

Kacie Sheik

Annette

Megan Byrne

Woman at the Party

Deborah Rush

Avis De Voto

Helen Coxe

Dorothy De Santillana

Amanda Hesser

Herself

Maryann Urbano

Dinner Guest

Simon Jutras

Dinner Guest

Felicity Jones

Dinner Guest

Meg Kettell

Simca's Concierge

Stephen Bogardus

Scott McLeod

Byron Jennings

Houghton Mifflin Executive

Kelly AuCoin

Houghton Mifflin Executive

Richard Bekins

Houghton Mifflin Executive

Luc Palun

The Chestnut Vendor

Rémy Roubakha

Oyster Man

Marceline Hugot

Madame Bernheim

Erin Dilly

Judith Jones

Robert Emmet Lunney

Bill Koshland

Guiesseppe Jones

Mailman

Jeff Talbott

Interrogator

Johnny Sparks

Interrogator

Simon Feil

GI

Paul Borghese

GI

Mark Gindick

GI

D.L. Shroder

GI

Darin De Paul

GI

Tom Galantich

American Ambassador

Allyn Burrows

Waiter in Paris Café

Cenovia Cummins

Musician at the Wedding (as Natalie Cenovia Cummins)

Maxim Moston

Musician at the Wedding

Shmuel Katz

Musician at the Wedding

Paul Ognissanti

Musician at the Wedding

Eric G. Halvorson

Musician at the Wedding

Julia Prud'homme

Bridge Teacher

Dimitri Radochevitch

Fish Monger

Emmanuel Suarez

Baker

Christelle Cornil

Baker's Wife

Françoise Lebrun

Baker's Mother

Teddy Bergman

Cobb Salad Waiter

Jean-Pierre Becker

Fruit Store Owner

Mark Wilkins

Butcher

Jamie Hall

Cheese Guy

Francesco David

Butcher

Denise M. Whalen

Dancer

Luis Villabon

Dancer

Valentine Aprile

Dancer

Alexander Brady

Dancer

Roy William Gardner

Exhibit Guest

Dianne Dreyer

American Housewife

Evelyn Taucher

Hat-Making Teacher (as Evalyn B. Taucher)

Mary Kay Place

Julie's Mom

Gerard Adimando

Diplomat at the Wedding (uncredited)

Dan Aykroyd

Himself (uncredited)

Ira Berkowitz

Paris Train Porter

Beth Campbell

Bridge Player (uncredited)

Lou D'Amato

French Bureaucrat (uncredited)

Steve Dash

Hotel Guest (uncredited)

Francis Dumaurier

Looping Voices (uncredited)

Vivian Kalinov

Office Worker (uncredited)

Corby Kummer

Guest at Embassy Party (uncredited)

Alyssa Lakota

French Maid Server (uncredited)

Fran Lieu

Dinner Guest (uncredited)

Lauren McCune

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Trish McGettrick

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Jackie Prucha

Office Worker (uncredited)

Peter Riga

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Robert Sciglimpaglia

Railroad Commuter (uncredited)

Stacey Scotte

Cooking Show Guest (uncredited)

Harry L. Seddon

New York City Subway Conductor (uncredited)

Ken Sladyk

Paris Train Porter

Joey Sontz

Wedding Dancer (uncredited)

Tom Stratford

Gangster (uncredited)

Paul Thornton

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Jonah Triebwasser

Paris Train Conductor

Stephanie Valkanas

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Jonathan Wenk

NY Times Photographer (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

This is the second film that Meryl Streep has appeared in that has the name "Julia" in the title. The first was her film debut, Julia (1977), in 1977.

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Julia Child and Simone Beck would collaborate on a second volume of "Mastering" in 1970; by that time Louisette Bertholle had remarried and was working on her own cookbooks. There was some discussion of a third volume of "Mastering" but Child and Beck would part ways professionally; Beck insisted on sticking to traditional techniques and equipment, and Child was enthusiastically embracing new techniques and finding ways of applying modern equipment to traditional recipes. While Child became an American TV personality, Beck continued to teach in France and published some of her own cookbooks. They were never to collaborate again but did remain friends for the rest of their lives.

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Louisette Bertholle is depicted here as a lazy shirker who doesn't carry her weight on the cookbook project. After the film was released, people who knew her came forward to declare that she was dedicated to the project and tested a huge number of recipes in her home. Eventually, she did have to scale back her participation in the project, but for personal reasons, as she was dealing with a bankruptcy (resulting from a failed investment) and a painful and ugly divorce. She eventually remarried happily and became a successful cookbook author on her own.

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Goofs

In the last scene of the movie when Julia receives the published book in the mail, it is supposed to be her first book, but the book that she unwraps is the second volume.

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When Julia Child and Simca enter Louisette's apartment to meet Irma Rombauer, there is a bowl of strawberries on a side table. In the next shot, Louisette is shown carrying the bowl of strawberries in from the other room.

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In the opening scene where Julia and Paul are walking through Paris, Julia's belt is over one of her loops rather than through it.

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Quotes

Julie Powell: I have to murder and dismember a crustacean

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Julia Child: I'm Julia Child. Bon appetit!

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Julia Child: [on her book being published by Knopf] Is it kuh-NA-pf or NOFF?

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Faq

Q

Is "Julie & Julia" based on a book?

A

Julie & Julia is actually based on two books. One is My Life In France (2006), a memoir by Julia Child [1912-2004], the American chef famed for her French cooking. The other is based on American author Julie Powell's 2005 book, Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen. Powell's book documents her attempts to cook each of the 524 recipes in Child's two-volume Mastering the Art of French Cooking (1961, 1970).

Q

What is the song featured in the trailer?

A

The song is called, "It's Amazing" by Jem. The other song is called "Merry Happy" by Kate Nash.

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A Note Regarding Spoilers

A

The following FAQ entries may contain spoilers. Only the biggest ones (if any) will be covered with spoiler tags. Spoiler tags have been used sparingly in order to make the page more readable.

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