Julie Julia - the movie
The movie Julie and Julia is one of those rare gems that is enjoyable at so many levels.
There is post-war Paris: the world may be reeling from the devastation of WWII, but in Paris, it is still a world of fabulous clothes, fine food and wine, cigarettes, architecture and scandals. There is present-day Queens NY: a world of over-worked citizens living out their over-crowded soul-less existence.
The movie tells the story of two women from two different generations who lead very different lives. The common thread is their love for cooking.
I am much more interested in the Meryl Streep-Julia Child-Paris parts of the movie; the Julie Powell-Amy Adams-Queens NY bits is just the vehicle to make Julia Child relevant today.
I enjoy cooking. I especially enjoy cooking for friends. But I am not of the Julia Child school that dictates that every dish and course must be a masterpiece, although I adore her motto i.e. "No matter what happens in the kitchen, never apologize". I maintain that I am not a restaurant; I do the best I can to the point when I can still enjoy having friends over for dinner.
Of the Julie Powell part of the movie, the one line that caught my attention was when she wailed "Julia hates me!" when told that Julia Child was not interested in her blog. What is the truth behind this seemingly uncharacteristic response from Julia Child? The answer lies here.
2 comments:
it takes a lot of dedication to cook all the recipes in a book. i started out my blog wanting to document all the trials and tribulations of my attempts at cooking. but in the end i think i only managed two dishes or so :P
edpj - i actually can't figure out how the Julie person did it either. she worked full time, cooked from Julia's cookbook PLUS blogged it in the time limit she set of one year.
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