Product Details

• Actors: Julia Child, Michael Murphy
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: PBS
• DVD Release Date: December 14, 2004
• Run Time: 60 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00066FBSE
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #90,268 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

Julia Child was not a natural-born cook - when she married, she could barely boil an egg. But she fell in love with French food, and soon enrolled at the Cordon Bleu where she learned the great tradition of Classical French cuisine. Later, with two French women, she devoted years to writing a manuscript finally published as "Mastering the Art of French Cooking" which became a culinary classic and sold over one million copies.

Warm and exuberant, Julia was a natural television star. In 1963, she appeared on public television in "The French Chef," a cooking series unlike anything yet seen on TV. Scooping up a spilled potato pancake or coaxing a reluctant soufflé, Julia was not afraid of making mistakes. Soon a nation fed on Shake n' Bake and Tang would be experimenting with quiche Lorraine and boeuf bourgignon and cooking would become a national pastime.

This is the story of Julia's two great loves-love for her husband Paul and for cooking. Through an interview with Julia herself, filmed in her fabled kitchen, and rare images from the photo collection of Paul Child and from family photo albums, Julia Child is revealed as few have seen her before in this tribute and testament to a great American icon.

Product Description

Studio: Wgbh Wholesale Release Date: 12/07/2004 Run time: 60 minutes

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Background on the Great Chef, May 9, 2009

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cholulared.blogspot.com - See all my reviews

This review is from: Julia Child! America's Favorite Chef (DVD)

A wonderful insight into the life of Julia Child. If you are a fan, sure to delight, if not, you'll walk away with admiration for this wonderful lady, her spirit and her accomplishments.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous peek into Julia's remarkable life, January 28, 2010

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curious cook (greenville, SC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Julia Child! America's Favorite Chef (DVD)

If you are on any level a fan of Julia Child, this is a "must have." It is warm, charming, entertaining, and very beautifully narrated by Michael Murphy. Her life is a fascinating one, and her exuberance for living is inimitable. Worth the cost just for Murphy's reading of a birthday sonnet Paul Child wrote for Julia before they married.
How like autumn's warmth
Is Julia's face
And how like summer's heat
Is her embrace
Wherein at last
She melts my frozen earth

Beautiful.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I love Julia, November 8, 2009

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C. J. Postelli "The Good Aunt" (Crown Point, IN United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Julia Child! America's Favorite Chef (DVD)

These videos are a reminder of why Julia was the most popular chef ever! They are a real treat.