she will get a smaller share of the royalties than Julia and Simone), and Paul's being investigated for allegedly "un-American activities." Although Julia's book is rejected by Houghton Mifflin as too long and complicated, it is ultimately accepted and published by Alfred A. Knopf. Julie Powell – 2002 In 2002, Julie Powell has an unpleasant job at the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation's call center, where she answers telephone calls from victims of the September 11 attacks and members of the general public complaining about the LMDC's controversial plans for rebuilding the World Trade Center. To do something she enjoys, she decides to cook every recipe in Julia Child's 1961 book Mastering the Art of French Cooking in one year while blogging about it. Her husband Eric initially supports her in this and she gains a following, but tension develops when Julie starts to get conceited and prioritize her blog and readers over their marriage. He temporarily leaves after an argument, after which Julie expresses remorse in her blog. Finally, Julie is visited by a food writer from The New York Times, who features her blog in a story, after which her project begins to receive the attention of journalists, literary agents, and publishers. Julie is hurt when a journalist tells her that Child was critical of Julie's blog project, but she retains her love and gratitude for Child and the inspiration she provided. The last scenes show Powell and her husband visiting a reconstruction of Child's kitchen at the Smithsonian Institution, and Child in the same kitchen at her home receiving a first print edition of her cookbook and celebrating the event with her husband. Cast Meryl Streep as Julia Child Amy Adams as Julie Powell Stanley Tucci as Paul Child, Julia's husband Chris Messina as Eric Powell, Julie's husband Linda Emond as Simone Beck ("Simca"), with whom Julia wrote Mastering the Art of French Cooking Helen Carey as Louisette Bertholle, co-author of Mastering the Art of French Cooking Jane Lynch as Dorothy Dean Cousins, Julia's sister Mary Lynn Rajskub as Sarah, Julie's friend Joan Juliet Buck as Madame Elisabeth Brassart of Le Cordon Bleu, where Julia studied French cooking Amanda Hesser as herself Deborah Rush as Avis DeVoto, Julia's long-time pen pal Vanessa Ferlito as Cassie, Julie's acquaintance Casey Wilson as Regina, Julie's acquaintance Jillian Bach as Annabelle, Julie's acquaintance Frances Sternhagen as Irma Rombauer Françoise Lebrun as The