Jorjadze was born in Tbilisi , and graduated first from a local musical school ( 1966 ) , and then from the architectural department at the Tbilisi State Academy of Fine Arts ( 1972 ) . Having worked as an architect in the years 1968-74 , she enrolled in the Tbilisi State Theatre Institute which she completed in 1980 . She debuted as an actress with the film '' Some Interviews on Personal Matters '' in 1977 ; and as a director with '' A Journey to Sopot '' in 1979 . Her 1987 work '' Robinsonada or My English Grandfather '' was a breakthrough which won her the Caméra d'Or at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival , and both critical and popular acclaim . She moved to France early in the 1990s and directed several films including '' A Chef in Love '' ( 1996 ) which became the first , and so far the only , Georgian film to be nominated for the Academy Award
1987 Cannes Film Festival
1987 Cannes Film Festival
Nana Jorjadze