Julia

"The delicious life of America's first food icon."

2021 1h 35m EN

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6.2

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★6.2TMDB · 13

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Synopsis

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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.

“The delicious life of America's first food icon.”

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Cast

Julia Child
Self (archive footage)
José Andrés
Self
Ruth Reichl
Self
Cecile Richards
Self
Marcus Samuelsson
Self
Sara Moulton
Self
Ina Garten
Self
Charles Gibson
Self

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Betsy West
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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Released 5 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Betsy West, shot by Claudia Raschke. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Rachel Portman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Carla Gutierrez shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Julia Child and José Andrés and Ruth Reichl carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The delicious life of America's first food icon.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt13782428 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 13 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Betsy West directs. Claudia Raschke behind the camera. Rachel Portman scores. Carla Gutierrez cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 5 years ago.
2Directed by Betsy West, shot by Claudia Raschke. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Rachel Portman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Carla Gutierrez shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Julia Child and José Andrés and Ruth Reichl carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "The delicious life of America's first food icon.".
7IMDB entry: tt13782428 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 13 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.