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Julie and Julia  (12A)    mins

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

Director:  Nora Ephron

Screenplay:  Nora Ephron from books by Julia Child & Alex Prud'homme and Julie Powell

Cinematography:  Stephen Goldblatt

Original music:  Alexandre Desplat

Julia Child (Meryl Streep) and Julie Powell (Amy Adams) are featured in writer-director Nora Ephron's adaptation of two bestselling memoirs: Powell's Julie & Julia and My Life in France, by Julia Child with Alex Prud'homme. Based on two true stories, Julie & Julia intertwines the lives of two women who, though separated by time and space, are both at loose ends...until they discover that with the right combination of passion, fearlessness and butter, anything is possible.

"Intertwining Julie and Julia's lives seamlessly, Ephron does everything right in this ode to the art of cooking. It's warm and funny, involving and satisfying and whets the appetite as only a gourmet meal can."  Urban Cinefile

"Like a winter stew, it's a satisfying and warming dish made all the tastier by stars Meryl Streep and Amy Adams, who last shared the same screen in Doubt. While both actresses deserve credit, it's Streep who dominates and deserves to be put in contention for her third Oscar. Deftly playing the dotty masterchef - complete with a brilliantly squawking laugh - it's an amusing but respectful imitation.  One to savour."  Daily Mirror

For more information, and to see a trailer and stills, visit the official website at  www.sonypictures.com/homevideo/julieandjulia

Showing:

25-June        Melksham

Last modified: 09-Jun-2010

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