Eat Pray Love

Continuity mistake: While eating in the mess hall in India, the Girl was wearing glasses but in the wide angle back view, the eyeglasses were on her forehead. (01:01:40)

mastercraftmanship

Continuity mistake: When Liz is served her spaghetti, the newspaper next to the plate swaps from messy folded, to neatly folded between the wide angle and her POV.

Sacha

Continuity mistake: In Rome, when Liz's friend cries "Va fan culo", Liz is grabbing the strap of her bag in the front shots, but not in the angles from behind. This changes back and forth.

Sacha

Continuity mistake: While Liz attends a Hare Krishna ceremony in New York, a girl comes running behind her. A frame later, from a different angle, the girl is calmly walking.

Sacha

Continuity mistake: When Liz is walked home in Rome, the street is filled with puddles, yet from her point of view the puddles are gone.

Sacha

Continuity mistake: During the outdoor lunch in Rome, the amount of tables behind Liz swaps between one or two, sometimes occupied, others not, all changes taking place between one frame and another. Also, the bush 5 meters away from the table suddenly appears just half a meter away.

Sacha

Continuity mistake: During the group meal in Rome, in the aerial angle Liz's menu is closed, yet a frame later, from a close-up it's opened wide.

Sacha

Continuity mistake: While drinking Thums-Up, Liz's fingers against her cheek change positions between one frame and another.

Sacha

Continuity mistake: In Rome, when the Italian guy walks Liz home, the street is empty, yet half a second later it's packed with people.

Sacha

Continuity mistake: While eating a slice of pizza in Naples, Liz's slice changes shape and appearance between one frame and another.

Sacha

Continuity mistake: While Liz eats her first pasta in Rome, the leaves on top move around / disappear/ reappear between shots.

Sacha

Continuity mistake: When the Texan guy joins Liz during lunch, the people walking behind him have no continuity between shots.

Sacha

Continuity mistake: While Liz meditates in India the hair around her neck appears or disappears randomly between shots.

Sacha

Continuity mistake: The 2 straws in the Thums-Up are both facing left, or right and left, or both facing right, depending on the angle.

Sacha

Continuity mistake: While drinking Thumbs Up, the straws with umbrellas are closed in one angle and the top straw is opened in another angle. (01:08:00 - 01:09:15)

mastercraftmanship

Continuity mistake: When Liz is served her spaghetti, the distance between the plate and the newspaper notably increases between shots.

Sacha

Continuity mistake: In the Roman barbershop, before Liz puts into practice the sign language, her hand swaps from resting by his chin to away from his face, between one frame and another.

Sacha

Continuity mistake: When Felipe joins Liz at the Balinese bar, his hands swap randomly from picking nuts from the bowl in front, or resting against his face.

Sacha

Continuity mistake: While Liz attends a Hare Krishna ceremony in New York, a girl comes running behind her. A frame later, from a different angle, the girl is calmly walking.

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More mistakes in Eat Pray Love

Liz Gilbert: I'm sick of people telling me that I need a man.
Felipe: You don't need a man, Liz. You need a champion.

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