Julia (2021 film)

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.

Julia
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Julie Cohen Betsy West
Produced by	Julie Cohen Betsy West Justin Wilkes Sara Bernstein Holly Siegel
Cinematography	Claudia Raschke Nanda Fernandez Brédillard
Edited by	Carla Gutierrez
Music by	Rachel Portman
Production companies	CNN Films Imagine Documentaries Storyville Films
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Classics
Release dates	September 3, 2021 (2021-09-03) (Telluride) November 5, 2021 (2021-11-05) (United States)
Running time	95 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$490,820[1][2]

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]