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Next Movie night: Friday March 26 7 PM Julie and Julia
Our March movie is a delightful confection for the beginning of spring. In 1949, Julia Child moved to Paris, newly married and looking for a direction in life. Eventually, she found her herself at the Cordon Bleu, surrounded by a class (all male, naturellement) of aspiring chefs. A decade later, she was back in the U.S. on TV teaching a whole generation - including many FCCSR members - what good food is all about.
Fast forward 50 years: Recently married Julie Powell, living above a pizzeria in Queens and stuck in a thankless job, is looking for a direction in life. She decides to cook her way through all 524 recipes from Mastering the Art of French Cooking in one year and write a blog (later turned into a book) about the experience.
Writer/director Nora Ephron (“You’ve Got Mail”) has woven this true story into a film that deftly balances comedy and serious thought about how women find their calling. It is anchored by two of our best actresses, whom we saw together last year in “Doubt.” Meryl Streep channels Julia Child in an Oscar-nominated performance, while Amy Adams as Julie Powell holds her own with energy and wit. An added treat is the wonderful Stanly Tucci as Julia’s husband Paul Childs.
Viewer Warning: Be sure to eat well before the show. Otherwise, all that wonderful food on the screen will make you crazy!
7 PM Friday March 26 in the DeHaan Center in Pilgrim Park
By now this actress [Streep] has exhausted every superlative that exists and to suggest that she has outdone herself is only to say that she’s done it again. Her performance goes beyond physical imitation, though she has the rounded shoulders and the fluting voice down perfectly. Often when gifted actors impersonate real, familiar people, they overshadow the originals . . . But Ms. Streep’s incarnation of Julia Child has the opposite effect, making the real Julia, who died in 2004, more vivid, more alive, than ever.
A. O. Scott, New York Times
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"Julie & Julia" does it right. A consummate entertainment that echoes the rhythms and attitudes of classic Hollywood, it's a satisfying throwback to those old-fashioned movie fantasies where impossible dreams do come true. And, in this case, it really happened. Twice
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times
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