Julie & Julia (2009)

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Director:

Nora Ephron

Writers (WGA):

Nora Ephron (screenplay)
Julie Powell (book)
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Release Date:

7 August 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Biography | Drama

Tagline:

Passion. Ambition. Butter. Do You Have What It Takes?

Plot:

The movie also follows Julia and Paul Child through Julia Child's memoir, MY LIFE IN FRANCE, which she wrote with her grand nephew Alex Prud'homme.

Plot Keywords:

Ampersand In Title | People With Same Name | Character Name In Title

Cast

Meryl Streep	...	Julia Child
Amy Adams	...	Julie Powell
Stanley Tucci	...	Paul Child
Chris Messina	...	Eric Powell
Linda Emond	...	Simone Beck
Helen Carey	...	Louisette Bertholle
Mary Lynn Rajskub	...	Sarah
Jane Lynch	...	Dorothy McWilliams
Joan Juliet Buck	...	Madame Brassart
Crystal Noelle	...	Ernestine
George Bartenieff	...	Chef Max Bugnard
Vanessa Ferlito	...	Cassie
Casey Wilson	...	Regina
Jillian Bach	...	Annabelle
Andrew Garman	...	John O'Brien
Michael Brian Dunn	...	Ivan Cousins
Remak Ramsay	...	John McWilliams
Diane Kagan	...	Phila McWilliams
Pamela Stewart	...	Instructor at Le Cordon Bleu (as Pamela Holden Stewart)
Jeff Brooks	...	Minister
Frances Sternhagen	...	Irma Rombauer
Brooks Ashmanskas	...	Mr. Misher
Eric Sheffer Stevens	...	Tim
Brian Avers	...	Garth
Kacie Sheik	...	Annette
Megan Byrne	...	Woman at the Party
Deborah Rush	...	Avis De Voto
Helen Coxe	...	Dorothy De Santillana
Amanda Hesser	...	Herself
Maryann Urbano	...	Dinner Guest
Simon Jutras	...	Dinner Guest
Felicity Jones	...	Dinner Guest
Meg Kettell	...	Simca's Concierge
Stephen Bogardus	...	Scott McLeod
Byron Jennings	...	Houghton Mifflin Executive
Kelly AuCoin	...	Houghton Mifflin Executive
Richard Bekins	...	Houghton Mifflin Executive
Luc Palun	...	The Chestnut Vendor
Rémy Roubakha	...	Oyster Man
Marceline Hugot	...	Madame Bernheim
Erin Dilly	...	Judith Jones
Robert Emmet Lunney	...	Bill Koshland
Guiesseppe Jones	...	Mailman
Jeff Talbott	...	Interrogator
Johnny Sparks	...	Interrogator
Simon Feil	...	GI
Paul Borghese	...	GI
Mark Gindick	...	GI
D.L. Shroder	...	GI
Darin De Paul	...	GI
Tom Galantich	...	American Ambassador
Allyn Burrows	...	Waiter in Paris Café
Cenovia Cummins	...	Musician at the Wedding (as Natalie Cenovia Cummins)
Maxim Moston	...	Musician at the Wedding
Shmuel Katz	...	Musician at the Wedding
Paul Ognissanti	...	Musician at the Wedding
Eric G. Halvorson	...	Musician at the Wedding
Julia Prud'homme	...	Bridge Teacher
Dimitri Radochevitch	...	Fish Monger
Emmanuel Suarez	...	Baker
Christelle Cornil	...	Baker's Wife
Françoise Lebrun	...	Baker's Mother
Teddy Bergman	...	Cobb Salad Waiter
Jean-Pierre Becker	...	Fruit Store Owner
Mark Wilkins	...	Butcher
Jaime D. Hall	...	Cheesemonger
Francesco David	...	Butcher
Denise M. Whalen	...	Dancer
Luis Villabon	...	Dancer
Valentine Aprile	...	Dancer
Alexander Brady	...	Dancer
Roy William Gardner	...	Exhibit Guest
Dianne Dreyer	...	American Housewife
Evelyn Taucher	...	Hat-Making Teacher (as Evalyn B. Taucher)
Mary Kay Place	...	Julie's Mom (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Catherine Haena Kim	...	Very Pretty Young Woman
Gerard Adimando	...	Embassy Party Guest (uncredited)
James P. Anderson	...	Railroad Commuter (uncredited)
Ira Berkowitz	...	Paris Train Porter (uncredited)
Gary Cherkassky	...	Pizza Guy (uncredited)
Peter Conboy	...	Family Crossing Street (uncredited)
Lou D'Amato	...	French Bureaucrat (uncredited)
Nancy Digonis	...	Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Aristedes Philip DuVal	...	Subway Passenger (uncredited)
Lindsay Felton	...	Embassy Party Guest (uncredited)
Michael A. Klein	...	Wedding guest (uncredited)
Sabina Janay Paellmann	...	Neighborhood Girl (uncredited)
Adam S. Phillips	...	Construction Worker (uncredited)
Alyssa Polacsek	...	Maid (uncredited)
Peter Riga	...	Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Isaac Schinazi	...	Waiter at US Embassy (uncredited)
Ken Sladyk	...	Paris Train Porter (uncredited)
Joey Sontz	...	Wedding Dancer (uncredited)
Tom Stratford	...	Gangster (uncredited)
Lou Sumrall	...	Subway Dude (uncredited)
Paul Thornton	...	Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Jonah Triebwasser	...	Paris Train Conductor (uncredited)
Ken Wharton	...	Paris Cafe Guest (uncredited)

Directed by
Nora Ephron

Writing credits (WGA)
Nora Ephron		(screenplay)
Julie Powell		(book "Julie & Julia")
Julia Child		(book "My Life in France") and
Alex Prud'homme		(book "My Life in France")

Produced by
John Bernard	....	line producer: Paris
Dianne Dreyer	....	co-producer
Nora Ephron	....	producer
Donald J. Lee Jr.	....	executive producer
Laurence Mark	....	producer
Amy Robinson	....	producer
Scott Rudin	....	executive producer
J.J. Sacha	....	associate producer
Eric Steel	....	producer
Dana Stevens	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Alexandre Desplat

Cinematography by
Stephen Goldblatt		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Richard Marks

Casting by
Kathy Driscoll
Francine Maisler

Production Design by
Mark Ricker

Art Direction by
Ben Barraud

Set Decoration by
Susan Bode

Costume Design by
Ann Roth

Makeup Department
Jerry DeCarlo	....	hair department head
Laurence Grosjean	....	additional makeup artist: Paris
J. Roy Helland	....	hair stylist: Meryl Streep
J. Roy Helland	....	makeup artist: Meryl Streep
Catherine Jabes	....	key hair stylist: Paris (as Cathy Jabes)
Irène Jordi	....	additional makeup artist: Paris
Sherri Berman Laurence	....	makeup artist
Kyra Panchenko	....	makeup department head
Anita Roganovic	....	hair stylist (as Anita Lausevic)
Florence Roumieu	....	key makeup artist: Paris
James Sarzotti	....	key makeup artist
Peggy Schierholz	....	key hair stylist (as Peg Schierholz)
Amy Spiegel	....	makeup artist
Jean Luc Villeneuve	....	makeup artist: Paris

Production Management
Gilles Castera	....	unit production manager: Paris
Ann Gray	....	post-production supervisor
Yann Jouannic	....	assistant facilities manager: Paris
Erica Kay	....	production supervisor
Donald J. Lee Jr.	....	unit production manager
Paul A. Levin	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jeffrey T. Bernstein	....	first assistant director
Julien Brehier	....	additional assistant director
Ali Cherkaoui	....	first assistant director: Paris
Estelle Gérard	....	assistant director: France
Alfonso Gomez-Rejon	....	second unit director: New York
Marcos González Palma	....	dga trainee
Nancy Herrmann	....	second assistant director
Ted O'Connor	....	second second assistant director
Robert Tierney	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Anthony Baldasare	....	props
Diana Burton	....	property master
Lou Charles	....	additional set dresser
Elan Dassani	....	computer graphic designer
Hélène Dubreuil	....	set decorator: Paris
Alexander Garzero	....	scenic shopman
Apache Gonzalez	....	set dresser
Jonathan Graham	....	key construction grip
Bruce Lee Gross	....	leadman
Emily Millay Haddad	....	computer technician: props
Gregory Hill	....	assistant art director
Gay Howard	....	art department coordinator: set decoration department
Doug Huszti	....	assistant art director
Claire Kirk	....	art department coordinator
Imogen Lee	....	art department production assistant
Ana Lombardo	....	assistant property master
Emma Lundberg	....	art department production assistant
Robin McAllister	....	props
Nick Miller	....	construction coordinator
Michael Lee Nirenberg	....	painter
Eric Pastore	....	props
Michael Powsner	....	props
Blythe R.D. Quinlan	....	assistant art director
Jennifer Santucci	....	set dresser
Bettina von den Steinen	....	art director: Paris
Greg Voth	....	graphic artist: props
Alexis Weiss	....	set dresser
James Whelan	....	on-set dresser
Joan Winters	....	graphic designer

Sound Department
Chad Birmingham	....	assistant sound editor
Ron Bochar	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ron Bochar	....	supervising sound editor
Marko A. Costanzo	....	foley artist
Lee Dichter	....	sound re-recording mixer
Sean Garnhart	....	sound effects editor
Sean Garnhart	....	sound re-recording mixer
Kenneth Gilbert	....	adr recordist
Heather Gross	....	foley editor
George A. Lara	....	foley mixer
Tod A. Maitland	....	sound mixer
Vivien Mergot	....	wildsound recordist
Branka Mrkic	....	dialogue editor
Angela Organ	....	assistant adr editor
Nicholas Renbeck	....	sound editor
Michael Scott	....	boom operator
Clémence Stoloff	....	apprentice sound editor
Debby VanPoucke	....	sound editor
Mathieu Weber	....	boom operator
Jerry Yuen	....	cableman
Alexa Zimmerman	....	first assistant sound editor

Special Effects by
Fred Buchholz	....	special effects supervisor
Doug Coleman	....	special effects foreman

Visual Effects by
Daniel Abramovich	....	digital compositor
Glenn Allen	....	visual effects supervisor
Justin Ball	....	associate visual effects supervisor: Brainstorm Digital
Ella Boliver	....	digital compositor
Kyle Boylen	....	digital compositor
Leslie Chung	....	digital compositor
Patrick Clancey	....	digital opticals
Richard Friedlander	....	visual effects producer: Brainstorm Digital
Manuel Rey Gonzalez	....	digital compositor
Noel Hooper	....	digital compositor
Philippe Majdalani	....	digital intermediate assistant producer
John Mangia	....	digital compositor: Brainstorm Digital
Sean Mattini	....	digital colorist assistant
Mitch Paulson	....	second digital colorist: EFILM
Eric J. Robertson	....	visual effects supervisor
Steven J. Scott	....	supervising digital colorist
Chris 'Pinkus' Wesselman	....	lead compositor: Brainstorm Digital
Jun Zhang	....	digital compositor

Stunts
Peter Bucossi	....	stunt coordinator
Julie and Julia	....	stunt double: Amy Adams

Camera and Electrical Department
Victor Abadia	....	best boy electric
Drigeard Antonin	....	electrician
Cesar Baptista	....	grip
David E. Baron	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Adam Benlifer	....	additional electrician
Bernard X. Brongniart	....	grip
Charles Carpentier	....	electrician
Jean-François Drigeard	....	gaffer
David M. Dunlap	....	director of photography: second unit, New York
Hugues Espinasse	....	focus puller
Grégori Gajéro	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera, Paris
Manuel Gaspar	....	best boy electric rigger
Manuel Gaspar	....	electrician
David Giesbrecht	....	additional still photographer
Christopher Heikel	....	electrician
Chris Henry	....	lighting technician
Larry Huston	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera, Steadicam
Billy Kerwick	....	key rigging grip
Meg Kettell	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Philip Lozano	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera, Paris
Bruce MacCallum	....	camera operator
James Madrid	....	additional camera loader
Alexander Martin	....	electrician
Graham Martyr	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera, Paris
Alexandra Massetti	....	electrician
Jeremy Mauroy	....	camera loader: Paris
Tim McAuliffe	....	electrician
Kevin McKenna	....	digital video assist operator
Steve McNally	....	lamp operator
Ryan Minelli	....	additional electrician
Jeff Muhlstock	....	Steadicam operator
Robbin Park	....	grip
Brent Poleski	....	best boy grip
Guillaume Renberg	....	remote camera operator
Lance Rieck	....	scorpio head technician
Chris Rosen	....	electrician
Joel Tishcoff	....	construction electrician
Vincent Tulasne	....	video assist operator
Jonathan Wenk	....	still photographer

Casting Department
Aurélie Avram	....	extras casting
Sondra James	....	voice casting
Franck Jouard	....	extras casting: France
Suzanne Ryan	....	additional casting: New York
Claire Traeger	....	casting associate
David M. Waldron	....	extras casting: Grant Wilfley Casting
Grant Wilfley	....	extras casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Nina Cinelli	....	costumer
Kevin Draves	....	costume supervisor
Debbe DuPerrieu	....	additional set costumer
Nicole Greenbaum	....	key costumer
Rhonney Greene	....	additional costumer
Nina Johnston	....	costumer: Mr. Streep
Jared B. Leese	....	tailor
Colleen Morris	....	tailor

Editorial Department
Zuzana Bochar	....	post-production assistant
Andreas Fehrle	....	apprentice editor
Abbi Jutkowitz	....	assistant editor
Curtis Lindersmith	....	digital intermediate editor
Richie Roefaro	....	colorist assistant
Shelly Westerman	....	first assistant editor

Music Department
Tony Finno	....	music preparation
Todd Kasow	....	music editor
Philip Klein	....	orchestration assistant
Katherine Gordon Miller	....	assistant music editor
Conrad Pope	....	orchestrator
Nan Schwartz	....	orchestrator
Steven L. Smith	....	music preparation
Clifford J. Tasner	....	orchestrator

Transportation Department
Jalal Aqdim	....	picture vehicle assistant coordinator
Maxime Couteret	....	transportation captain
Charles Heidet	....	picture vehicles coordinator
Jérôme Servant	....	transportation coordinator: France
Olivier Suffert	....	driver: cast
Sylvain Trystam	....	driver

Other crew
Petra Alexandria	....	executive assistant: Mr. Mark
Joan Altman	....	production accountant
Matt Anderson	....	assistant: Ms. Adams
Dawn Barkan	....	head animal trainer
Agnes Bermejo	....	production coordinator
Julien Béségher	....	assistant accountant: France
Penelope Bischoff	....	production secretary
Kate Bogle	....	production assistant
Michael Braun	....	assistant: Mr. Mark
Rebecca Breckel	....	additional script supervisor
Jamie Buckner	....	assistant production coordinator
Brian Cantaldi	....	construction accountant
Steven W. Carbajal	....	assistant location manager
James Coker	....	additional production assistant
Gabrielle Cran	....	assistant: Ms. Robinson & Mr. Steel
Kate Killoran Dowd	....	location coordinator
Dianne Dreyer	....	script supervisor
John Edmundson	....	production assistant
D.R. Farquharson	....	project manager: Deluxe Digital Cinema
Charlotte Fleck	....	dialect coach
Colin Flynn	....	executive chef
Heather Gauntt	....	assistant location manager
Alexis Giraudeau	....	location assistant
Orit Greenberg	....	location scout
Emily Millay Haddad	....	computer consultant
Mark Hagerman	....	production coordinator
Sam Halajian	....	production assistant
Arnaud Kaiser	....	assistant location manager
David Kennedy	....	assistant: Mr. Rudin
Adam Klaff	....	executive assistant: Mr. Rudin
Brendan Lee	....	set production assistant
Rebecca Lindsey	....	set production assistant
Gary Martyn	....	production secretary
Frédéric Millet	....	production assistant
Kathryn Moïse	....	assistant: Mr. Lee
Christie Moreau	....	adr loop group
Len Murach	....	location manager
Eric Myers	....	unit publicist
Rocco Nisivoccia	....	location scout
Genevieve Palmieri	....	production assistant
Alex Prud'homme	....	technical consultant
Chauency Reese	....	payroll accountant
Emma Rees-Scanlon	....	additional production assistant
Andy Rogala	....	photo double: Chris Messina
Carole Schmidlin	....	set production assistant
Fanny Schwartz	....	assistant: Mr. Rudin
John Sesumi	....	production assistant
Tom Sexton	....	location assistant
Guillaume Sion	....	assistant location manager
Keleigh Slaight	....	production coordinator: Studio
Jeannine Sloane	....	production assistant
Thomas M. Smalley	....	additional wardrobe production assistant
Miriam Tielmann	....	additional production assistant
Robert Tierney	....	set production assistant
Kevin Whittinghill	....	assistant: Mr. Tucci
Matthew H. Wiesner	....	location assistant
Matthew H. Wiesner	....	location manager: second unit
Kori E. Wilson	....	assistant: Ms. Streep
Nicholas Zayas	....	assistant: Mr. Rudin (as Nick Zayas)
Wayne Petrucelli	....	security: Ms. Adams (uncredited)

Thanks
Sylvie Barnaud	....	special thanks
Sophie Bourdon	....	special thanks (as Sophie Boudon-Vanhille)
Régine Hatchondo	....	special thanks
Judith Jones	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Easy There Tiger Productions
• Scott Rudin Productions

Distributors

• Audio Visual Enterprises (2009) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Columbia Pictures (2009) (USA) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Releasing (2009) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Releasing (2009) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Releasing (2009) (Singapore) (theatrical)

Special Effects

• Brainstorm Digital (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Brainstorm Digital  titles
• C5  post-production sound services
• David Haddad  transportation equipment
• EFilm  digital intermediate
• Grant Wilfley Casting  extras casting
• Haddad's  transportation equipment
• Henry's International Cuisine  catering
• LCW Props  set equipment
• Le Vestiaire  costume rental
• Paws for Effect  animals provided by
• Rockbottom Rentals  junxion box rentals
• Rockbottom Rentals  walkie rentals

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for brief strong language and some sensuality.

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

USA:PG-13 | Ireland:12A | Mexico:A

Filming Locations:

Astoria, Long Island City, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Easy There Tiger Productions

Movie Connections:

Featured in The 81st Annual Academy Awards (2009) (TV)

Soundtrack:

A Bushel and a Peck

"Bon Apetit!"

i never really liked Meryl Streep that much until "Doubt" last year. and i've always been in love with Amy Adams. so when i found out the two were in yet another film together, i jumped at the chance to go to a prescreening.

i expected the film to be good, but it was even better than expected. humor was one of the driving forces of the film, but that didn't take away from some more serious moments- rather, it accentuated them and made them all the more poignant and even heartbreaking.

Ms. Streep is nothing short of perfect as cooking personality Julia Child. in fact, it may be the best performance yet i've seen from her. hilarious, lovable, passionate, and tender, she hit every note perfectly.

Ms. Adams, likewise, was superb as Julie Powell, a government worker who decided to tackle Julia Child's 500+ recipes in her groundbreaking cook book in a year's time while documenting online the whole process in a blog.

the two true stories are perfectly balanced, and the screenplay (adapted by the director Nora Ephron) strikes some wonderful parallels between the two women, and paints, or rather, cooks up two great ingredients to become one delicious dish.

there is a bit of a lag in the second half of the movie, but this is forgiven by the fact that the movie never becomes distracted from its purpose. excellent cast, fantastic story-telling, and wonderful direction. Julie & Julia will have you holding out your dish begging for more.