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Movie

Julia

2021PG-131h 35m6.2 / 10

The delicious life of America's first food icon.

Using never-before-seen archival footage, personal photos, first-person narratives, and cutting-edge, mouth-watering food cinematography, the film traces Julia Child's surprising path, from her struggles to create and publish the revolutionary Mastering the Art of French Cooking (1961) which has sold more than 2.5 million copies to date, to her empowering story of a woman who found fame in her 50s, and her calling as an unlikely television sensation.

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Synopsis

Using never-before-seen archival footage, personal photos, first-person narratives, and cutting-edge, mouth-watering food cinematography, the film traces Julia Child's surprising path, from her struggles to create and publish the revolutionary Mastering the Art of French Cooking (1961) which has sold more than 2.5 million copies to date, to her empowering story of a woman who found fame in her 50s, and her calling as an unlikely television sensation.

More about Julia

Cast

Julia ChildSelf (archive footage)
José Andrés PuertaSelf
Ruth ReichlSelf
Cecile RichardsSelf
Marcus SamuelssonSelf
Sara MoultonSelf
Ina GartenSelf
Charles GibsonSelf

Credits

Directed by
Julie Cohen, Betsy West

Production details

Status
Released
Original language
English
Box office
$399.7K

Production

  • CNN FilmsUnited States
  • Imagine EntertainmentUnited States
  • Storyville FilmsUnited States
  • Imagine DocumentariesUnited States

Themes

biographycooking