No Lobsters Were Harmed in the Making of this Movie
Posted by bellastraniera - 29/07/09 at 11:07 am
Buried deep within Kim Severson’s fascinating NYT article on food styling in the upcoming “Julie & Julia” film is this nugget:
On the set of “Julie & Julia,” the lobsters posed a special challenge. Ms. Adams appears to plunge two live lobsters into a pot of steaming water. The steam is actually a cool mist, and just off camera representatives from the American Humane Association monitored the creatures’ health.
Meanwhile, on the front page of the Times, you can also read about how Iranian protesters were beaten to death. But no, we Americans are really, really concerned about the well-being of . . . lobsters.
Let’s hope no one told those representatives what was in the liver aspic, the lamb stew, or for that matter, the Dover sole. Multiple portions of which were bought for the styling of the movie.
On the other hand, there may be a sequel in this: What became of your lobster, Julie? You still wake up and hear them screaming, don’t you?
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