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 | inner peace | traveling | young woman | 

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Taglines:

Let Yourself Go This August

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Genres:

Biography | 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

Did You Know?

Trivia

The opera playing in the background at the pizzeria isn't an Italian opera, but rather Der Hölle Rache Kocht In Meinem Herzen from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's "Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute)", written in German.

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Goofs

When Liz was in the bathtub reading an Italian dictionary, she mispronounced the word "Macinapepe" (Pepper Grinder/Mill). In the Italian consonants, C before I or E is like the English ch. Later, she mispronounced the word "Lascito" (legacy). Also in Italian, words with sci make a 'sh' sound.

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Quotes

Richard from Texas: Hey, Groceries. Believe in love again.

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Connections

Featured in MsMojo: Top 10 Saddest Movie Breakups (2017)

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Soundtracks

Wave
Written by Antonio Carlos Jobim
Performed by João Gilberto
Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records Inc.
By Arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing

User Reviews

I Guess Money Can Buy Happiness

"Eat, Pray, Love" is about a wealthy, over-privileged woman who has a mid-life crises and instead of buying a sports car, she divorces her husband, has some affairs, and spends a boat-load of money.

I guess the moral of the story is that money can buy happiness.

This is the type of movie that makes people want to join the "occupy" movement. The whole point of the movie is that over-indulging is the way to find yourself and be happy.

And just to pour salt in the wound, in the scene where she is eating pasta in Italy is done to the music of Mozart's German opera "The Magic Flute." I guess nobody associated with this piece of trash was smart enough to tell the difference between Italian and German.

Do yourself a favor and skip this garbage.

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

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