Julia

[Opens Nov. 19 in theaters.] Mouthwatering, scrumptious food and gorgeous photography highlight Julie Cohen and Betsy West's compelling, entertaining, fascinating, informative, insightful, 95-minute documentary, which is inspired by Julia Child's with Alex Prud'Homme book My Life in France and Alex Prud'Homme's The French Chef in America: Julia Child's Second Act and based on Bob Spitz's book Dearie: a Remarkable Life of Julia Child, that focuses on the life and legendary culinary career of world renowned chef and television show host Julia McWilliams Child, her 12-year struggle to publish her successful cookbook Mastering the Art of French Cooking, and consists of archival photographs and film footage, "The French Chef" show snippets, excerpts from letters and journals, and commentary by cookbook author Ina Garten, chefs (such as Marcus Samuelsson, Sara Moulton, Ruth Reichl, José Andrés, Jacques Pépin, and Danièle Mazet-Delpeuch), editors Barbara Fairchild and Paul Bogaards, Julia's sous chefs Susy Davidson and Marian Morash, friend Dorothy Zinberg, Cordon Bleu President André Cointreau, cousin Phila Cousins, cooking partner Simone Beck, former assistant Stephanie Hersh, grand nephew Alex Prud'Homme, author Anne Willan, The French Chef show floor manager Alex Pirie, newscaster Charlie Gibson, publisher Jane Friedman, entrepreneur Jean-François Thibault, and activist and former Planned Parenthood Federation of America President Cecile Richards.
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