Behind the Screen: A look at Julie & Julia with Mark Ricker

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Julie & Julia serves up two stories: that of Julia Child (Meryl Streep), who introduced America to French cuisine a half-century ago, and that of Julie Powell (Amy Adams), the modern-day amateur cook (and memoirist) who went through every recipe in Child’s seminal Mastering the Art of French Cooking.  We spoke with the film’s production designer, Mark Ricker, about automobiles …