The film also stars Javier Bardem, James Franco, Richard Jenkins, and Billy Crudup. American actress Julia Roberts starred in the film Ryan Murphy directed it. Film adaptation Ĭolumbia Pictures purchased film rights for the memoir and has produced a film version under the same title. She ended the year in Bali, Indonesia, looking for 'balance' of the two and fell in love with a Brazilian businessman ('Love'), whom she later married and divorced. She spent three months in India, finding her spirituality ('Pray'). She spent four months in Italy, eating and enjoying life ('Eat'). To gain funding she approached her publisher about writing a memoir about her travels, something that she described as 'a staggering personal miracle'. After finalizing her difficult divorce Gilbert made the decision to spend the next year traveling the world. She then embarked on a rebound relationship that did not work out, leaving her devastated and alone. She was, however, unhappy in her marriage and initiated a divorce. Story Īt 34 years old, Elizabeth Gilbert was educated, had a home, a husband, and a successful career as a writer. It covered her life after Eat, Pray, Love, plus an exploration of the concept of marriage. Gilbert followed up this book with Committed: A Skeptic Makes Peace with Marriage, released through Viking in January 2010. The film version, which stars Julia Roberts and Javier Bardem, was released in theaters on August 13, 2010. The book remained on The New York Times Best Seller list for 187 weeks. She wrote and named the book while living at The Oliver Hotel on the downtown square in Knoxville, TN. The memoir chronicles the author's trip around the world after her divorce and what she discovered during her travels. Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia is a 2006 memoir by American author Elizabeth Gilbert.

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