A Chef in Love 1997 N/R, 100 min. Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Nana Dzhordzadze Cast: Pierre Richard, Micheline Presle, Nino Kirtadze, Timur Kamkhadze, Jean-Yves Gautier, Ramaz Chkhikvadze, Aleksandr Baluyev, Danielle Darrieux
This story is told in flashback via a journal. The story is told by Cecilia (Nino Kirtadze) who met and fell in love with a Frenchman, Pascal Ichac (Pierre Richard), in the 1920s–before her native Georgia became part of the Soviet Union. When Communism became their way of life, Pascal lost his restaurant (and Cecilia)–but NEVER his unique talent for preparing culinary delights.
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Peacemaker 1997 R, 122 min. Genre: Action / Thriller
Director: Mimi Leder Cast: George Clooney, Nicole Kidman, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Marcel Iures, Michael Boatman, Aleksandr Baluyev, Rene Medvesek, Gary Werntz, Randall Batinkoff, Jim Haynie, Alexander Strobele, Holt McCallany, Joan Copeland, Carlos Gomez, Slavko Juraga
A train crash in Russia sets off a nuclear explosion. Was it an accident or not? White House anti-smuggling official Dr. Julia Kelly (Nicole Kidman) thinks not, and U.S. intelligence officer Lt. Col. Thomas Devoe (George Clooney) agrees. Together, they set out to get answers that lead to a terrorist Dusan Gavrich (Marcel Iures) who has plans to set off a nuclear explosion in Manhattan.
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Tycoon: A New Russian 2002 N/R, 128 min. Genre: Foreign / Drama aka: Tycoon
Director: Pavel Lungin Cast: Vladimir Mashkov, Andrei Krasko, Mariya Mironova, Sergei Yushkevich, Aleksandr Samojlenko, Mikhail Vasserbaum, Levani Outchaneichvili, Marat Basharov, Aleksandr Baluyev, Natalya Kolyakanova
Based on the life of Russian tycoon Boris Berezovsky, this story relates the rise and fall of his capitalistic lifestyle.
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| 1. A Chef in Love (1997)
2. Peacemaker (1997)
3. Tycoon: A New Russian (2002) aka: Tycoon
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