La Cucina
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You can check out the trailer on the official site or by clicking the cap below.  The most intimate room in the house is the kitchen,” insists screenwriter A.W. Gryphon. “It’s where we care for people by feeding them, have the best conversations and, of course, where we stage the greatest seductions.” That’s why Gryphon chose it as the setting for the simple and tenderly beautiful exploration of love served up in the multiple award-winning movie La Cucina. La Cucina features an exceptional cast: Christina Hendricks (Mad Men breakout sensation) makes her film debut opposite international star Joaquim de Almeida (The Burning Plain, 24), while supermodel-turned actress Rachel Hunter (A Walk in the Park) and Showtime’s L Word pin-up girl Leisha Hailey turn their usual roles upside down. The film also features an original guitar score composed and performed on-screen by Ian Ball of the indie-rock band Gomez (now on world tour). La Cucina is a brief slice of life—a look at four people trying, just like the rest of us, to figure out what makes a relationship work. In neighboring apartments, two conversations go late into the night. Downstairs, Lily (Hendricks), young and sure of herself but barely able to make a salad, squares off in an emotional duel with the dashing Michael (Almeida), who is older and worldlier than she—both in the kitchen and in matters of romance. Can they trust each other? Is their unmistakable attraction the start of a casual adventure or the chance for something deeper? In the kitchen above, the very pregnant Shelly (Hailey) is terrified that becoming a mother will drive away her husband and has stormed out of their place after a culinary disaster. She’s gone to see her lesbian friend Jude (Hunter), sure that this magnificent cook who’s been in a long-term relationship has it all figured out. But as Shelley pours out her fears and Jude prepares a sumptuous feast for a lover whose attentions turn out to be elsewhere, it soon becomes clear that both women have secrets they’d rather not reveal. Delving into the tangled web of attraction, lust, commitment, marriage, betrayal, insecurity, affection and hope, La Cucina also reminds us, in mouthwatering detail, that food and love go hand in hand. Directed by Allison Hebble and Zed B. Starkovich, La Cucina is winner of the awards for Best Feature at the Los Angeles Backlot Film Festival and Beloit International Film Festival, and for Best Screenplay at the Bragacine International Film Festival in Portugal. The film was also an official selection of the Hollywood International Film Festival and LA Femme Film Festival. |
