A Chef in Love
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Nana Djordjadze
Pierre Richard
Micheline Presle
Nino Kirtaze
Temour Kamkhadze
Temour Bablouani
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
While preparing an exhibition of Georgian paintings in Paris, Anton Gogoladze is contacted by a mysterious older woman, who asks him to translate a manuscript that has come into her possession. Intrigued, Anton begins to read and finds himself caught up in the story of the famous French chef Pascal Ichac, his journey to the Republic of Georgia in the early 1920s, and his affair with Anton's mother, the beautiful Princess Cecilia. It is an epic story that spans three decades. A globe-trotting adventurer, Pascal is a man who delights in the pleasures of the table as well as those of the flesh. On board a train bound to Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, he meets Cecilia and their immediate friendship soon turns to love. Enthralled with Cecilia and her country, Pascal decides to settle down and opens a successful restaurant. But when Pascal's infallible sense of smell saves the life of the President of the Republic, he becomes trapped in the political intrigue that is overwhelming the country.
Director
Nana Djordjadze
Cast
Pierre Richard
Micheline Presle
Nino Kirtaze
Temour Kamkhadze
Crew
Temour Bablouani
Thomas Baumeister
Georgi Beridze
Claude Bertrand
Goran Bregovic
Temour Chmaladze
Francois Demorant
Andre Graill
Andre Graill
Irakli Kvirikadze
Irakli Kvirikadze
Vessela Martschewski
Marc Ruscart
Film Details
Technical Specs
Award Nominations
Best Foreign Language Film
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Limited Release in United States May 9, 1997
Released in United States 1997
Released in United States April 25, 1997
Released in United States May 1996
Released in United States November 1996
Released in United States on Video November 18, 1997
Released in United States Spring April 23, 1997
Shown at Cannes International Film Festival (Directors' Fortnight) May 9-20, 1996.
Shown at Thessaloniki International Film Festival (out of competition) November 8-17, 1996
Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival September 26 - October 12, 1997.
Released in United States 1997 (Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival September 26 - October 12, 1997.)
Released in United States Spring April 23, 1997
Released in United States April 25, 1997 (New York City)
Released in United States May 1996 (Shown at Cannes International Film Festival (Directors' Fortnight) May 9-20, 1996.)
Limited Release in United States May 9, 1997
Released in United States November 1996 (Shown at Thessaloniki International Film Festival (out of competition) November 8-17, 1996)
Released in United States on Video November 18, 1997
