A Chef in Love
A Chef in Love, (Georgian: შეყვარებული კულინარის 1001 რეცეპტი / Shekvarebuli kulinaris ataserti retsepti) is a 1996 Georgian film directed by Nana Dzhordzhadze. It stars Pierre Richard and Nino Kirtadze.
Plot
The film tells the story of Pascal Ichak, a French opera singer and chef living in Georgia, who opens a restaurant. It also shows the life in Georgia in the beginning of the 20th century, including its short period of independence (see Democratic Republic of Georgia). After the Bolshevik coup attempt of Georgia (1920), the chef refuses to emigrate and endures the brutalities of the new regime.
More details
author | Irakli Kvirikadze |
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contentLocation | Paris |
director | Nana Jorjadze |
editor | Guili Grigoriani Vessela Martschewski |
genre | comedy drama |
keywords | 1920 georgian coup attempt 20th century bolshevik coup attempt of georgia democratic republic of georgia opera singer restaurant |
musicBy | Goran Bregović |
nomination | Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film |
producer | Alexander Rodnyansky Temur Babluani |
publisher | Sony Pictures Classics |
theme | romantic comedy romantic drama |