Quote of the Day: What Julia Thought of Julie
"Flinging around four-letter words when cooking isn’t attractive, to me or Julia. She didn’t want to endorse it. What came through on the blog was somebody who was doing it almost for the sake of a stunt...She didn’t suffer fools, if you know what I mean." —Book editor and FoJC Judith Jones [via EMD]
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11 Comments:
Damn, that's cold.
rosasharne at 3:54PM on 07/20/09
i tend to agree with judith.
i didn't like that blog, i hated the book, and i'm avoiding the movie at all costs.
gastronomeg at 4:37PM on 07/20/09
Ouch...and I was really looking forward to the movie. Too bad.
AnnieNT at 8:27PM on 07/20/09
I have to confess, I was not a big fan of the writing of the blog or movie. I just didn't think the prose was that stellar.
My Life in France, however, was like a glass of champagne in a French summer, which might make the movie worth seeing (I know, it was partially the work of editing).
HeartofGlass at 9:07PM on 07/20/09
Oh, and I have to add (ducking)--am I the only one who watched the trailer, and thought "wow, why couldn't they just have filmed My Life in France." The modern segments look cute and sitcom-y like a sanitized version of Sex in the City, while just those little bits of Meryl as Julia made me swoon. Still, of course I must see it to give a true verdict.
HeartofGlass at 9:10PM on 07/20/09
@HeartofGlass: YOu're not alone. That's what these folks said: "Even worse, we suspect that because of Julie & Julia, we'll never actually get a well-made Julia Child film. Maybe we'll get a nice documentary someday, but it'll never be the film that we were supposed to get."
Adam Kuban at 9:15PM on 07/20/09
I agree. Poor Julia Child. She really was a truly remarkable woman, an inspiration to me. The French Chef was an American original who will never be replicated.
HeartofGlass at 5:52AM on 07/21/09
I read the book and thought it was entertaining, but I can understand why Julia Child didn't like the blog. Julie Powell is very irreverent and does use, in my opinion, way too many 4-letter words. I do want to see the movie, because I love Meryl Streep, and if it's as funny as the book, I'll enjoy it.
amylou61 at 12:32PM on 07/21/09
...oh, snap. Burn. I'd say Julie Powell must be devastated- but she's probably laughing her way to the bank.
unpocojmoney at 6:00PM on 07/21/09
Most of you sound like a bunch of wannabe French snobs. Get off your high horses and take it for what it is: Whether you approve of Julie's language or not, starting the Julie/Julia Project was a great idea and proved to be successful.
It's unfortunate that - according to Judith, whom I suspect begot a grudge against Julie when she realized she didn't want to even step foot in Julie's neighborhood let alone her apartment - Julia Child and apparently you seemingly intelligent JC fans can't see past some meaningless four-letter words.
Julie, like Julia Child, is raw and unashamed of who she is. You all who nitpick at words are missing out on the sentence, and most importantly, the story.
No one can deny the Julie Powell did well for herself by doing this project. Bravo for her to be the one-in-a-million average, every day person who took her life into her own hands and refused to settle for something mediocre. Shame on you all for trying to shame her.
Movies directors, producers, writers - they've had plenty of time to make a movie about Julia Child's life. But apparently this window into her life was more interesting to more people. The world and Hollywood world doesn't revolve around a snobbish faction of pompous wannabe chefs.
With respect.
Midwesternhomegirl at 10:37AM on 07/24/09
Well said, Midwesternhomegirl.
Let's look past the blog's language, which was not translated into the film version, and see the "good stuff" - two women following their dreams, their passion.
I was lucky enough to attend a preview screening last week. The brief window into the women's lives was entertaining, tremendous fun, and helps spread the word, in a way much different than the serious and informative message of Food, Inc. - get back in the kitchen, enjoy the simple (and creative) pleasures of c-o-o-k-i-n-g, and "own" your food!
Bon Appetit!
RobinLK at 8:27AM on 08/05/09