Julia Child's story of her start in the cooking profession is intertwined with blogger Julie Powell's 2002 challenge to cook all the recipes in Child's first book.
Julia Child and Julie Powell - both of whom wrote memoirs - find their lives intertwined. Though separated by time and space, both women are at loose ends... until they discover that with the right combination of passion, fearlessness and butter, anything is possible.
Written by Columbia Pictures
The Publishers at Houghton Mifflin show Julia Child a cookbook entitled 'Real Home Cooking' by an author named Della Simmons. Both the book and author are strictly fictional as there was no such book by an author with that name.
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Goofs
Continuity:
When Julie Powell is reading "Mastering the Art of French Cooking" in bed, she is only turning the first few pages of the book. In the next shot she is almost finished.
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Quotes
Julie Powell:
[sprawled on the floor, crying]
There's all this stuff on the floor! See more »
"Minor Swing"
Written by Django Reinhardt and Stéphane Grappelli Performed by 8 1/2 Souvenirs Courtesy of RCA Victor By Arrangement with Sony Music Entertainment
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