A Chef in Love (1996)
Shekvarebuli kulinaris ataserti retsepti (original title)Reference View | Change View
- PG-13
- 1h 40min
- Comedy, Romance
- 23 Apr 1997 (USA)
- Movie
The story of Pascal Ichak, a larger-than-life French traveller, bon vivant, and chef, who falls in love with Georgia and a Georgian princess in the early 1920s. All is well until the arrival of the Red Army of the Caucasus, as the Soviet...
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Awards:
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 1 win & 1 nomination.
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Cast
| Pierre Richard | ... |
Pascal Ichak
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| Micheline Presle | ... |
Marcelle Ichak
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| Nino Kirtadze | ... |
Cecile Abachidze
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| Jean-Yves Gautier | ... |
Anton Gogoladze
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Temuri Qamkhadze | ... |
Zigmund Gogladze
(as Temour Kamkhadze)
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| Ramaz Chkhikvadze | ... |
Anton Gogoladze
(as Ramaz Tchkhikvadze)
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| Kakhi Kavsadze | ... |
Le Président
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| Guram Pirtskhalava | ... |
Platoon
(as Gouram Pirtskhalava)
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| Khatuna Ioseliani | ... |
Mme. Kollontai
(as Khatouna Iosseliani)
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| Marina Kakhiani | ... |
Secretary with Shaved Head
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| Nino Koberidze | ... |
Secretary
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| Shota Kristesashvili | ... |
Zigmund's Friend
(as Chota Kristessachvili)
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Goga Gvessiliani | ... |
Messenger
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| Aleksandr Ilin | ... |
The Englishman
(as Alexandre Ilyne)
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| Gogola Kalandadze | ... |
Peasant Woman
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| Elguja Burduli | ... |
Le grand-père
(as Goudja Bourdouli)
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| Iosif Jachvliani | ... |
Peasant
(as Sosso Djatchvliani)
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Aleksander Kavtaradze | ... |
Anton as a Boy
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Guiorgui Chochitaichvili | ... |
Musician 1
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Dimitri Khizanichvili | ... |
Musician 2
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Vano Tatichvili | ... |
Musician 3
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Aisha Zazar |
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| Givi Tokhadze | ... |
(as Guivi Tochadze)
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Otar Zautashvili | ... |
(as Otar Zaoutachvili)
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| Badri Begalishvili | ... |
(as Badri Begalichvili)
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Kote Lekichvili |
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Tamaz Toloraia |
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Giorgi Gorgasanidze | ... |
(as Guiorgui Gorgasanidze)
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Guiorgui Goguitchaichvili |
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Guia Lejava |
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Guia Roinichvili |
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Sosso Goguitchaichvili |
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| Giorgi Nakashidze | ... |
(as Guiorgui Nakachidze)
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Guivi Tchougouachvili |
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Vasso Djotsenidze |
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Zouka Tvildiani |
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Gogui Tourkiachvili |
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Zourab Guiounachvili |
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Zourab Datoukichvili |
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Nugzar Kurashvili | ... |
(as Nougzar Kourachvili)
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Nougzar Zerediani |
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Spartak Parjiani |
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| Aleksandr Baluev | ... |
(uncredited)
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Sylvie Michel | ... |
Museum Employee (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Nana Dzhordzhadze | ... | (as Nana Djordjadze) |
Written by
| Irakli Kvirikadze | ... | (scenario) |
| André Grall | ... | (adaptation and dialogue: French) (as André Graill) |
| Nana Dzhordzhadze | ... | () |
Produced by
| Temur Babluani | ... | executive producer: Georgia (as Temour Bablouani) |
| Thomas Bauermeister | ... | executive producer: Germany |
| Alexander Rodnyansky | ... | producer |
| Marc Ruscart | ... | producer |
Music by
| Goran Bregovic | ||
Cinematography by
| Giorgi Beridze | ... | (as Guiorgui Beridze) |
Editing by
| Guili Grigoriani | ... | (as Guiouli Grigoriani) |
| Vessela Martschewski | ||
Casting By
| Manana Anasashvili | ... | (as Manana Anassashvili) |
Production Design by
| Teimuraz Khmaladze | ... | (as Temour Chmaladze) |
| Vakhtang Rurua | ... | (as Vakhtang Rouroua) |
Costume Design by
| Larissa Djordjadze | ||
Makeup Department
| Catherine Crassac | ... | key hair stylist |
| Maryse Félix | ... | key makeup artist |
Production Management
| Marc Barbault | ... | unit production manager |
| Ludovic Henry | ... | unit manager |
| Spartak Parjiani | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Marc Barbault | ... | first assistant director |
| Grégory Kourilsky | ... | trainee assistant director |
Art Department
| Irakli Kvirikadze | ... | artistic consultant |
| Niko Pirosmanishvili | ... | paintings (as Niko Pirosmani) |
| Jean-Marie Selle | ... | set dresser |
Sound Department
| Claude Bertrand | ... | sound |
| François de Morant | ... | production sound mixer |
| Dominique Eyraud | ... | boom operator |
| Hugo Gries | ... | foley artist |
| Klaus Hornemann | ... | sound mixer |
| Haymo Kutschbach | ... | sound editor |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Mikhail Kvirikadze | ... | still photographer |
| Baptiste Magnien | ... | camera operator |
Script and Continuity Department
| Pascale Guilbaud | ... | script supervisor |
| Sylvie Michel | ... | script supervisor (as Sylvie Michel-Casey) |
Additional Crew
| Danièle Delpeuch | ... | creator: cooking |
| Marie-Pierre Duboscq | ... | production controller |
| Pauline Gouzenne | ... | production assistant: Paris |
Production Companies
- Les Films du Rivage (Paris)
- La Sept Cinéma (Paris)
- Studio Adam&Eve
- Studio Babelsberg
- Sotra (Russia)
- Innova Film
- C.M.C. (Belgium)
- European Script Fund (supported by)
- Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC) (participation)
- Canal+ (participation)
Distributors
- CTV International (1997) (France) (theatrical)
- Fil à Film (2000) (France) (DVD)
- Rosebud (1996) (Greece) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Classics (1997) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (1998) (United States) (VHS)
- Filmax (1998) (Spain) (video)
- Prime Films S.L. (Spain)
- Unidigital Trading (2006) (Russia) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
Storyline
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The story of Pascal Ichak, a larger-than-life French traveller, bon vivant, and chef, who falls in love with Georgia and a Georgian princess in the early 1920s. All is well until the arrival of the Red Army of the Caucasus, as the Soviet revolution that has swept Russian comes to Georgia. Told as a flashback from the present, as a French-Georgian man whose mother was Pascal's lover translates his memoirs for Pascal's niece.
Written by Michael C. Berch |
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Box Office
| Budget | FRF17,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Gogola Kalandadze's debut. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Night Falls on Manhattan/Rudyard Kipling's the Second Jungle Book/Love! Valour! Compassion!/Sprung/A Chef in Love (1997). See more » |