A Chef in Love

1997 Georgian film
  • Pierre Richard
  • Micheline Presle
  • Nino Kirtadze
CinematographyGiorgi BeridzeEdited byGuili Grigoriani
Vessela MartschewskiMusic byGoran BregovićDistributed byCTV International
Sony Pictures Classics
Release dates
  • 23 April 1997 (1997-04-23) (US)
  • 6 June 1996 (1996-06-06) (Georgia)
Running time
100 minutesCountryGeorgiaLanguageFrench / GeorgianBudget17,000,000 ₣ (est.)

A Chef in Love, (Georgian: შეყვარებული კულინარის 1001 რეცეპტი / Shekvarebuli kulinaris ataserti retsepti, literally, "1001 recipes of a chef in love") 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 at the beginning of the 20th century, including its short period of independence (see Democratic Republic of Georgia). After the Bolshevik coup attempt in Georgia (1920), the chef refuses to emigrate and endures the brutalities of the new regime.

Reception

A Chef in Love has an approval rating of 64% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 11 reviews, and an average rating of 6.6/10.[1]

Awards

The film was selected as the Georgian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 69th Academy Awards in 1997.[2] A Chef in Love was among the final nominees for the award, but did not win.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/chef_in_love
  2. ^ "The 69th Academy Awards (1997) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  3. ^ Mark Deming (2013). "A Chef in Love". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 26 October 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2013.

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