After their Oscar-nominated documentary feature RBG, Julie Cohen and Betsy West return to deliver a playful, informative and utterly joyous portrait
April 7, 2022 13:18
Julia
12A | ★★★★✩
In 2018, Julie Cohen and Betsy West’s Oscar-nominated documentary feature RBG offered a look into the exceptional life and career of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The directing and producing duo have now set their eyes on another American pop culture icon in their new film Julia.
Not to be confused with a soon to be released HBO drama series of the same name and on the same subject, Julia tells the extraordinary story of Julia Child, the legendary American cookbook author and television superstar who single handedly changed the way her compatriots thought about food, TV fame, and even about women’s role in society.
Cohen and West deliver a playful, informative and utterly joyous portrait of a fearless woman who felt more at home in front of the camera than anywhere else, mixing archive footage and contemporary talking heads to tell her story.
