pavane wrote:
> "Sky" > wrote in message ...
>
> 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.

Russ Parsons explains that part of the story he
http://www.latimes.com/features/food...,7986229.story

I saw the movie the day it opened and enjoyed it more than I had
expected to. From what people seeing the movie in preview had said, I
didn't expect to like the Julie part, but I thought that was done
quite well.

pat