Eat Pray Love (2010)

A married woman realizes how unhappy her marriage really is, and that her life needs to go in a different direction. After a painful divorce, she takes off on a round-the-world journey to "find herself".

Director:

Ryan Murphy

Writers:

Ryan Murphy (screenplay), Jennifer Salt (screenplay)

Stars:

Julia Roberts, Javier Bardem, Richard Jenkins

2 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Julia Roberts	...	Liz Gilbert
I. Gusti Ayu Puspawati	...	Nyomo
Hadi Subiyanto	...	Ketut Liyer
Billy Crudup	...	Stephen
Viola Davis	...	Delia Shiraz
A. Jay Radcliff	...	Andre
Mike O'Malley	...	Andy Shiraz
Ashlie Atkinson	...	Bookstore Girl
James Franco	...	David Piccolo
Lisa Roberts Gillan	...	Woman in Play
Ryan O'Nan	...	Play Walk-Out
Gita Reddy	...	The Guru
Dwayne Clark	...	NYU Student Boyfriend
Jen Kwok	...	NYU Student Girlfriend (as Jennifer Kwok)
Mary Testa	...	Laundromat Gal

Storyline

Liz Gilbert (Roberts) had everything a modern woman is supposed to dream of having - a husband, a house, a successful career - yet like so many others, she found herself lost, confused, and searching for what she really wanted in life. Newly divorced and at a crossroads, Gilbert steps out of her comfort zone, risking everything to change her life, embarking on a journey around the world that becomes a quest for self-discovery. In her travels, she discovers the true pleasure of nourishment by eating in Italy; the power of prayer in India, and, finally and unexpectedly, the inner peace and balance of true love in Bali.

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Plot Keywords:

emotional balance | indonesia | divorce | inner peace | female protagonist | 

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Taglines:

Let Yourself Go This August

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 on appeal for brief strong language, some sexual references and male rear nudity

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [Canada]

Country:

USA

Language:

English Italian Portuguese

Release Date:

13 August 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Eat, Pray, Love

Filming Locations:

Bali, Indonesia

Box Office

Budget:

$60,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$23,104,523, 15 August 2010, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$80,574,010

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$204,594,016

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures, Plan B Entertainment, Red Om Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

133 min 140 min (director's cut)

Sound Mix:

SDDS DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The book was listed as one of Oprah Winfrey's favorites, which led to Julia Roberts interest in the book and her optioning the rights to make a film out of it.

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Goofs

When Elizabeth and Tulsi talk over lunch at the Ashram, Tulsi is wearing glasses on her face. In the next shot of Tulsi, from behind, her glasses are on top of her head. In the next shot, the glasses are back on her face.

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Quotes

Liz Gilbert: In the end, I've come to believe in something I call "The Physics of the Quest." A force in nature governed by laws as real as the laws of gravity. The rule of Quest Physics goes something like this: If you're brave enough to leave behind everything familiar and comforting, which can be anything from your house to bitter, old resentments, and set out on a truth-seeking journey, either externally or internally, and if you are truly willing to regard everything that happens to you on that journey...

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Connections

Referenced in Join or Die with Craig Ferguson: History's Biggest Badass (2016)

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Soundtracks

Tarantella Americana
Written by Vito DiSalvo
Performed by We Three
Courtesy of MHM Productions LLC

User Reviews

Dolce Far Niente...Hollywood-style

Glossy self-help romantic-drama from Elizabeth Gilbert's bestseller concerns New York-based writer who walks out on her routine marriage and later has an affair with a college student who turns her on to the teachings of a guru in India. Having the financial resources (natch), our heroine decides to take a year off and travel first to Italy (where she learns to relax and let go of that old American stand-by: guilt); then it's on to an ashram in India (where she learns to meditate); and finally, Bali (where she meets a sensitive, available Brazilian who hopes she'll learn to accept love and return it). Extremely lightweight confection seems to be tailor-made for its star, Julia Roberts--the camera is always on her a second too soon and lingers there seconds too long. To her credit, Roberts doesn't overpower the proceedings with her dynamic personality; rather, she conforms to the material and has several very strong acting moments. However, the ridiculous third-act is nothing more than a meet-cute, last-chance love story, undermining the movie's (apparently) sincere intent to ferret out something substantial within this study of character, resulting in yet another mended-hearts happy ending. ** from ****