Product Details

• Actors: Nino Kirtadze, Pierre Richard, Micheline Presle, Jean-Yves Gautier, Temuri Qamkhadze
• Directors: Nana Dzhordzhadze
• Writers: André Graill, Irakli Kvirikadze
• Producers: Marc Ruscart, Temur Babluani, Thomas Bauermeister
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, NTSC
• Language: French, Georgian, Russian
• Subtitles: English
• Rated: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Pm Home Video
• VHS Release Date: November 28, 2000
• Run Time: 100 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00004Z1M7
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #38,705 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great film on Soviet Georgia, February 2, 2003

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This review is from: Chef In Love [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Several of these reviews seem to be for some teen comedy -- "A Chef in Love" is definitely not a teen comedy! Instead, it is a tragi-comedy about a French chef who falls in love in and with Georgia (the country, not the US state) as the Soviets are coming to power. Having lived in Georgia, I was spellbound. Much of the movie was filmed in old Tbilisi, and the scene at the ancient cave city of Uplistika is spectacular. And for those lucky few who have enjoyed Georgian food, the Chef's love affair with the country, its culture and people is more than understandable. This is a great film about a great country.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Exquisite! Delicious!, January 31, 2002

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This review is from: Chef In Love [VHS] (VHS Tape)

A delicious movie filled with love, food, and revolution. Captures beautifully the situations so many found themselves in during the Soviet revolution. The acting is SUPERB [there's neither a judge nor a lawyer in sight, so the other review attached to this movie musts have been meant for another film]. The cinematography is exquisite. Pierre Richard plays a fascinating Frenchman--a combination opera singer, chef, and retired gigolo--who falls in love first with a Georgian princess, and then with her country and its cuisine. Tragic and beautiful. My only complaint: you can't buy the soundtrack...Too bad because it is probably the very best thing about the film.

5.0 out of 5 stars FANTASTIC FOODIE FEATURE, February 10, 2010

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Paula A. Monroe "chef in love" (Brooklyn, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Chef In Love [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Although it will finally tear at your heart, this is a beaautiful story of a passionate chef taken into a culturally barren world via the death of czarism in Russia, particularly Georgian Russia. Artfully pits the revolution against what once was. Spectacular costumes, scenery and food styling!