JULIE AND JULIA
American 2009

Julia Child's pathway into French cooking in the 1950's, is told in counterpoint to the story of Julie, a Manhattan woman writer in post 911 New York. Julie blogs daily accounts of heartbreaks, marital strains and stunning culinary successes, as she prepares all 524 recipes in Julia's venerable cookbook, Mastering The Art Of French Cooking. The story-line is ingenious as the weaving of the two women's stories are fleshed out. The film is a stunning tribute Julia Child.

Meryl Streep, Amy Adams, Stanley Tucci, Chris Messia, Linda Emond, Jane Lynch: Directed by Nora Ephron