This movie is a combinaion of two books, My Life in France by Julia Child and Julie and Julia, the blog that became a book by Julie Powell. It is a story of two women struggling to find themselves in new circumstances, which they do through food. The acting is superb - Meryl Streep beccomes Julia Child for this movie and there were points where I thought the great lady herself was on the screen. The cinematography and research were very well done. There were also multiple scenes of great humor - my favorite being the onion scene. Would absolutely recommend to anyone.