Relax

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.