'' La Cucina '' is an American 2007 romantic drama written by A. W. Gryphon . The film stars Christina Hendricks , Joaquim de Almeida , Leisha Hailey , and Rachel Hunter . It was directed by first time directors Allison Hebble & Zed B. Starkovich . The film was scored by Ian Ball from the band Gomez . Although Ball had contributed songs to other films such as the Academy Award winning film '' American Beauty '' , this was his first attempt at scoring an entire film . The film premiered at the Hollywood Film Festival on October 19 , 2007 . It won Best Feature at the Beloit International Film Festival and the Los Angeles Backlot Film Festival , and Best Screenplay at the Bragacine International Film Festival in Portugal . A Best Actor nod went to Joaquim de Almeida and a Producers Award to Executive Producer Starlotte Smith at the Bragacine International Film Festival . It was an Official Selection of the La Femme Film Festival and the Portocine International Film Festival , as well as a Special Screening at the Cinema Film Festival . It premiered on Showtime on December 4 , 2009 . Anthem Pictures released '' La Cucina '' on DVD and Blu-ray on January 12 , 2010
Hollywood Film Festival
Hollywood Film Festival
La Cucina (film)