The reviews are beginning to come in for Nora Ephron’s movie, Julie and Julia, which opens on Friday. So far, it’s a thumbs up for Julia, but not so much for Julie. People magazine (8/17) puts it succinctly in its three-star review, “Give us more Julia, less Julie.” New York magazine calls Meryl Streep’s performance as Julia “transcendental.” However, “Julie’s character doesn’t even track.”
Amazon rankings reflect this judgment, even though most of the public has only seen the trailer. Interestingly, though, it’s not the Julia Child My Life in France tie-in that is selling the best, but the book that sparked both J’s careers, Mastering the Art of French Cooking, which is at #33 on Amazon.
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| Retail Price: |
$40.00 |
| Hardcover: |
752 pages |
| Publisher: |
Alfred A. Knopf – (2001-10-16) |
| ISBN / EAN: |
0375413405 / 9780375413407 |
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Further down the list is the book that came from the blog that inspired the movie, at #53:
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| Retail Price: |
$7.99 |
| Mass Market Paperback: |
400 pages |
| Publisher: |
Little, Brown and Company – (2009-07-01) |
| ISBN / EAN: |
031604251X / 9780316042512 |
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A book that is not a tie-in at all, the recently rereleased Julia’s Kitchen Wisdom comes in at #201
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| Retail Price: |
$14.95 |
| Paperback: |
160 pages |
| Publisher: |
Knopf – (2009-06-23) |
| ISBN / EAN: |
0375711856 / 9780375711855 |
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And, at #275 is the tie-in edition of Julia Child’s own autobiography, My Life in France.
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| Retail Price: |
$15.00 |
| Paperback: |
368 pages |
| Publisher: |
Anchor – (2009-06-23) |
| ISBN / EAN: |
0307474852 / 9780307474858 |
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For those who’d like to see the real Julia in action before they see the movie, there are videos of the original French Chef. Unfortunately, most library copies are out in circulation or on hold, but PBS has made some episodes available online.
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