Who among us doesn’t like eating well? I don’t know anyone who would
refuse a good meal. Even if you are on a diet, don’t worry. You can prepare a
true two-hour feast of French cuisine and ... don’t consume even a single calorie!
Recently I
had the opportunity to watch a movie "Julie and Julia," directed by Nora
Ephron, based on the book by Julie Powell „ Julie and Julia: 365 days, 524
recipes, 1 Tiny Apartament Kitchen” filmed in 2009. It presents the life of American chef Julia Child, (played
by Meryl Streep) and an unfulfilled writer
Julie Powell (Amy Adams), who decides to change her life and in one year prepare all the 524 dishes from the book of
Julia Child.
There were many aspects that
have prompted me to choose this particular film. First of all, the French
thread. As a student of French language and a great lover of French culture, I
was delighted with scenes recorded in Paris. Moreover, the cast. Invaluable
Meryl Streep, a living legend of the cinema. Great actress, the leading lady of many iconic roles. In the
movie "Julie and Julia" she
played at the side of Stanley
Tucci (her film husband’s Paul)). Actors
had met before filming "The Devil Wears Prada".
The main character of Julie is a 30 year old woman living with her husband in
a small apartment above a pizzeria. Frustrated with her present life, she decides to make a change. She throws a challenge for a year, following
the example of Julia Child’s cookbook, to prepare all the 524 dishes. For self-mobilization, for the
purposes of this project she writes a culinary blog, in which she honestly
describes each prepared dish. Her life
is gathering pace when Julie’s blog is
gaining ever-more and more of readers,
including some influential people from the culinary industry. The protagonist spends
more and more time practicing her passion and neglects her husband. This leads
to the first major crisis in their marriage, the man moves out.
Will Julie
improve the relationship with her husband? Will she complete her 1 year project
to the end? If you want to know the answers to these and other questions I
strongly encourage you to watch the
movie.
In the film,we in feet deal with
two plots. It felt like watching two movies combined into one. One tells the story of Julia Child, who lives in post-war France and learns to cook to fill
her free time. Thanks to her passion she becomes a recognized cooker and after years of struggle she release her own cookbook. The second story is dedicated to
Julie, who wants to change her life. It's quite an interesting idea, but at the
beginning I had difficulty in finding myself in the story.
"Julie and Julia" is
one of those movies that is worth seeing on a slow, lazy Saturday afternoon. It is light and
really nice, especially when at the screen appears the character played by Meryl
Streep. You can enjoy the beautiful views of Paris and learn a few cooking tricks or recipes.
