Julie & Julia is a movie directed by Nora Ephron in 2009 and based on the book Julie & Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen by Julie Powell, first published in 2005. The movie features Amy Adams, Meryl Streep, Stanley Tucci, Chris Messina, Linda Emond, Jane Lynch, and others.
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“The movie is better than the book”
But the book is worth reading.
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Book by Julia Child, Alex Prud'Homme
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Storyline
In the 1950s, Julia Child, an enthusiastic and unabashed woman, moves to Paris with her diplomat husband, Paul Child. She is undaunted however, and begins collaborating on a book about French cooking for American housewives with Simone Beck and Louisette Bertholle.
Movie vs Book
Year
2009
Minutes
123
Movie Rate
7.00
Source: IMDb
Year
2005
Pages
310
Book Rate
7.42
S: Goodreads
Book
Julie & Julia
Subtitle: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen
Author: Julie Powell
Country: USA
First published in: 2005
Length: 310 pages
Genre: Biography
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