"Sky" > wrote in message ...
| Melba's Jammin' wrote:
| >
| > I saw it last night. Meryl Streep does a great Julia Child. I liked
| > the Js' husbands, Paul Child and Eric Powell, too. And I'll never look
| > at a cannelloni shell again without recalling the movie. :-)
| >
| > If accurate, it is an interesting story about publication of "Mastering
| > the Art of French Cooking" and Louise Berthold's role (or lack thereof)
| > in it. I'll bet book sales are about to soar.
| > --
| > -Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
| > http://web.me.com/barbschaller - Yes, I Can! blog - check it out
| > Updated 8-3-2009
|
| Thanks for the review I want to see the movie too, but I'll wait
| until it comes out on DVD when the library readily has it. The two
| actresses have acted together a few times before I believe, and I think
| this particular movie is interesting because aren't there no scenes when
| the two ladies appear together?
|
| Sky, who's copy of said volumes are ragged!

Correct, the two of them never met and never even talked to each other.
The movie shows Julie's extreme disappointment upon hearing from
a journalist in California that Julia did not like the fact that Julie wrote
the book, but I don't remember anything definitive as to why Julia was
miffed at it. Of course this was within a year or so of Julia's death and
she was not in particularly good shape, mentally or physically, at that
point. This scene in which Julie hears of Julia's apparent dislike is some
of the best of Amy's acting in the movie.

By the way, when you see the movie don't leave the theatre until the written
epilogue has been shown. It's very short and the final line is possibly the
funniest line in the entire show.

pavane