Julie and Julia – the movie
Posted on 08 October 2009
Last Sunday night, my daughter, Yolanda, and I went to see the new film – Julie and Julia…we loved it; so much so, I am going again tomorrow! It has many very funny moments that caused us to ‘laugh out loud’, as did many others in the audience. Julia Child, was a large woman, at least 6ft 2, with a musical voice and swaying body, and is played extremely well by Meryl Streep. She is so overly enthusiastic about food, cooking and France, I just love her…Yolanda thought there were parts of both of them that were a lot like me!! Well, that is a great compliment to be likened to Julia Child, but, I think Yolanda was, not only referring to Julia’s love of France, food and cooking, but also to her affections, exuberance, funny ways and their frustrations in the kitchen! There is one scene, where Julia Child is at a restaurant in Paris with her two co-authors…..and it is the same restaurant Yolanda, Cathy and I went to last year! Now it is called La Maison and is just near the Shakespeare Bookshop on the left bank. We enjoyed it very much and returned there with other friends later in our stay.
It is a wonderful movie and one I might just have to add to my cooking collection of films. I would love to hear your comments….
2 responses to Julie and Julia – the movie
Sounds like a great movie, look forward to seeing it!
What a wonderful movie!!! Julia Child is a spirited and strong person, who was the first woman to graduate from France’s Cordon Bleu Cooking School. Her aim was to educate American people about French cooking – especially the use of fresh produce. The widespread use of canned food in America for cooking in the 1960s appeared crazy to this passionate, larger than life woman. The similarities between Julia Child and my mother, Tonya, are uncanny. Not only are both woman great chefs that share a love of France – They are highly spirited, zany and passionate people, who deeply love cooking food, prepared from fresh produce to share with loved ones.