Julia (2021 film) explained

Julia
Music:Rachel Portman
Editing:Carla Gutierrez
Distributor:Sony Pictures Classics
Runtime:95 minutes
Country:United States
Language:English
Gross:$490,820[1] [2]

Julia is a 2021 American documentary film directed and produced by Julie Cohen and Betsy West. The documentary chronicles the life of Julia Child. Brian Grazer and Ron Howard serve as executive producers.

The film had its world premiere at the 48th Telluride Film Festival on September 3, 2021. It was released on November 5, 2021, by Sony Pictures Classics.

Synopsis

The film chronicles the life of Julia Child.

Production

In October 2019, it was announced Julie Cohen and Betsy West (RBG) would direct, with executive producers Alex Prud'homme and Ron Howard under Imagine Entertainment, alongside CNN Films.[3] The film is produced with cooperation of Child's friends and family, and the Julia Child Foundation.[4]

Release

In April 2020, Sony Pictures Classics acquired distribution rights to the film.[5] It had its premiere at the Telluride Film Festival on September 3, 2021.[6] [7] It was also screened at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival on September 12, 2021.[8] It was released on November 5, 2021.[9] Julia premiered on May 30, 2022 (Memorial Day) on CNN.[10]

Reception

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes categorizing the reviews as positive or negative, assessed 98% of 96 reviews to be positive. Among the reviews, it determined an average rating of 7.80 out of 10.[11] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 71 out of 100 based on 20 critical reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[12]

Notes and References

  1. Julia-(2021-Documentary) . Julia (2021) . February 11, 2022.
  2. 13782428 . Julia (2021) . . February 11, 2022.
  3. Web site: ‘RBG’ Filmmakers Cook Up Next Project: A Julia Child Documentary (EXCLUSIVE). Variety. Brent. Lang. October 8, 2019. June 15, 2020. June 21, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200621073636/https://variety.com/2019/film/news/julia-child-documentary-rbg-betsy-west-julie-cohen-1203362464/. live.
  4. Web site: Sony Pictures Classics Acquires Betsy West’s and Julie Cohen’s Upcoming Julia Child Documentary. CNN. April 20, 2020. June 15, 2020. June 15, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200615141957/https://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2020/04/20/sony-pictures-classics-acquires-betsy-west-and-julie-cohens-upcoming-julia-child-documentary/. live.
  5. Web site: Sony Classics Acquires World Rights To Julia Child Doc By ‘RBG’ Directors, Imagine & CNN Films. Deadline Hollywood. Andreas. Wiseman. April 17, 2020. June 15, 2020. April 29, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200429052038/https://deadline.com/2020/04/sony-classics-acquires-world-rights-to-julia-child-doc-by-rbg-directors-imagine-cnn-films-1202911072/. live.
  6. Web site: Telluride Film Festival Program Guide. Telluride Film Festival. September 1, 2021. September 1, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210901170501/http://telluridecms-production.s3.amazonaws.com/assets/pdfs/48th-TFF-program-guide.pdf. dead.
  7. Web site: Telluride Film Festival: Will Smith’s ‘King Richard’, Peter Dinklage Musical ‘Cyrano’, Joaquin Phoenix In ‘C’mon C’mon’, Ken Branagh’s ‘Belfast’ Set To Premiere. Deadline Hollywood. Pete. Hammond. September 1, 2021. September 1, 2021. October 6, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211006214406/https://deadline.com/2021/09/telluride-film-festival-2021-lineup-king-richard-cyrano-1234825309/. live.
  8. https://www.timescolonist.com/julia-child-doc-colin-kaepernick-drama-cbc-genderfluid-dramedy-join-tiff-lineup-1.24350829 "Julia Child doc, Colin Kaepernick drama, CBC genderfluid dramedy join TIFF lineup"
  9. Web site: Sony Pictures Classics to Release Betsy West and Julie Cohen's Julia Child Documentary 'Julia' In Theaters November 5. Sony Pictures. August 24, 2021. August 27, 2021. August 27, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210827210735/https://www.sony.com/content/sony/en/en_us/SCA/company-news/press-releases/sony-pictures-classics/2021/sony-pictures-classics-to-release-betsy-west-and-julie-cohen-s-j.html. live.
  10. Web site: 2022-05-10 . CNN Films to Premiere ‘Deliciously Big-Hearted’ Julia Child Doc for TV on May 30 . 2022-06-01 . CNN Pressroom . en-US . May 16, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220516173300/https://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2022/05/10/cnn-films-to-premiere-deliciously-big-hearted-julia-child-doc-for-tv-on-may-30/ . live .
  11. Web site: Julia. January 11, 2022. Fandango. Rotten Tomatoes. January 3, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220103185411/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/julia_2021. live.
  12. julia-2021 . movie . Julia . 6 December 2021 . cs2 .

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