The oh-so-popular book of Elizabeth Gilbert's spiritual adventure through Italy, India, and Indonesia is becoming a movie. The true story begins when Gilbert, a 32-year old accomplished author living in New York, ends up talking to God as she freaks out in her bathroom over her decaying marriage. The marriage ends, the relationship she rebounds with crumbles, and she's left with a gaping depression and a quest for fulfillment. Lucky for her, her publishing house hands her an advance to work her angst out in a book, and she heads off for four month in each of the title countries -- Italy for "Eat," India for "Pray," and Indonesia for "Love."
Though the book has its critics, the story of Gilbert finding herself and finding love is heartening and genuine (she married the man she called "Felipe" in the book) -- perhaps why it's remained on The New York Times bestseller list for more than 100 weeks. Gilbert has penned a follow-up book, called Committed, detailing her take on marriage -- which she swore to never do again after the divorce that sparked the book. While we wait for the book on marriage, Eat, Pray, Love will soon be coming to a screen near you, starring Julia Roberts, hottie Javier Bardem, and James Franco. If you want a sneak peek at the action, filming is going on right now in Brooklyn on Pacific Street. But you should hurry -- not much of the book takes place in New York.


Responses to 'Eat, Pray, Love': The Movie