Julie & Julia (2009)
Biography, Drama, Romance |.
Julie & Julia is a American comedy-drama film written and directed by Nora Ephron starring Meryl Streep, Amy Adams, Stanley Tucci, and Chris Messina. The film contrasts the life of chef Julia Child in the early years of her culinary career with the life of young New Yorker Julie Powell, who aspires to cook all 524 recipes in Child’s cookbook in 365 days, a challenge she described on her popular blog that made her a published author.
Ephron’s screenplay is based on two books: My Life in France, Child’s autobiography written with Alex Prud’homme, and a memoir by Powell, Julie & Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen. Both of these books were written and published between 2004 and 2006.
Julia Child – 1950s
In the 1950s, Julia Child, an enthusiastic and unabashed woman, moves to Paris with her diplomat husband, Paul Child. She attends Le Cordon Bleu to learn French cooking, and is initially met with skepticism as she is the only woman in the class. Madame Elizabeth Brassart, the proprietress of the school and Child clash. She is undaunted however, and begins collaborating on a book about French cooking for American housewives with Simone Beck and Louisette Bertholle.
Julie Powell – 2002
In 2002, Julie Powell is a young writer with an unpleasant job at the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation’s call center, where she answers telephone calls from victims of the September 11 attacks and members of the general public complaining about the LMDC’s controversial plans for rebuilding the World Trade Center. She is discontented with this, and is disheartened at watching her acquaintances succeed in their own professions. She is happily married to Eric Powell, a writer for a magazine.
Director: Nora Ephron
Writers: Nora Ephron (screenplay), Julie Powell (book), Julia Child (book), Alex Prud’homme (book)
Stars: Amy Adams, Meryl Streep, Stanley Tucci, Chris Messina, Linda Emond, Helen Carey, Mary Lynn Rajskub
►Cast:
Meryl Streep | … | Julia Child |
Amy Adams | … | Julie Powell |
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 McCreary | … | Ernestine (as Crystal Noelle) |
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 | … | Self |
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 |
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 Marie Whalen | … | Dancer (as Denise M. Whalen) |
Luis Villabon | … | Dancer |
Valentine Aprile | … | Dancer |
Alexander Brady | … | Dancer |
Roy William Gardner | … | Exhibit Guest |
Dianne Dreyer | … | American Housewife |
Evelyn Taucher | … | Hat-Making Teacher |
Mary Kay Place | … | Julie’s Mom (voice) |
Gerard Adimando | … | Diplomat at the Wedding |
Dan Aykroyd | … | Self |
Krizia Bajos | … | Woman at Dance |
Ira Berkowitz | … | Paris Train Porter |
Beth Campbell | … | Bridge Player |
Lou D’Amato | … | French Bureaucrat |
Steve Dash | … | Hotel Guest |
Francis Dumaurier | … | Looping Voices (voice) |
Lindsay Felton | … | Woman with American Ambassador |
Vivian Kalinov | … | Office Worker |
Timothy Knock | … | Dancing Party Guest / Gallery Observer |
Corby Kummer | … | Guest at Embassy Party |
Alyssa Lakota | … | French Maid Server |
Fran Lieu | … | Dinner Guest |
Judy Malka | … | French Model |
Desiree Matthews | … | Dinner Guest |
Lauren McCune | … | Restaurant Patron |
Trish McGettrick | … | Wedding Guest |
Jackie Prucha | … | Office Worker |
Mike Quinn | … | Man at Dance |
Peter Riga | … | Wedding Guest |
Robert Sciglimpaglia | … | Railroad Commuter |
Stacey Scotte | … | Cooking Show Guest |
Harry L. Seddon | … | New York City Subway Conductor |
Kent Sladyk | … | Paris Train Porter |
Sources: imdb & wikipedia