The movie is based on the book "Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia", a 2006 memoir by American author Elizabeth Gilbert.
At 32 years old, Elizabeth Gilbert had a loving husband, a great apartment, a weekend home, and a successful career as a writer. However, she was unhappy in her marriage and separated from her husband. After finalizing a difficult divorce, she spent the next year traveling.
She stayed four months in Italy, eating and enjoying life (Eat) and four months in India, where she found her spirituality (Pray). She ended the year in Bali, Indonesia where she met a Brazilian factory owner (Love)
Columbia Pictures bought the movie rights. The film version, which stars American actress Julia Roberts, was released in US theaters on Friday, August 13, 2010
