A Good Year
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| A Good Year | |
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| Image:A Good Year.jpg Promotional Poster | |
| Directed by | Ridley Scott |
| Produced by | Ridley Scott |
| Written by | Marc Klein (Screenplay) Peter Mayle (Novel) |
| Starring | Russell Crowe, Albert Finney, Marion Cotillard, Abbie Cornish, Tom Hollander, Freddie Highmore |
| Music by | Marc Streitenfeld |
| Cinematography | Philippe Le Sourd |
| Editing by | Dody Dorn |
| Distributed by | Fox 2000 Pictures |
| Release date(s) | Image:Flag of the United States.svg November 10, 2006 |
| Running time | 118 minutes |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English, French |
| Budget | US $35 million (IMDb estimate)[1] |
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A Good Year is a 2006 romantic comedy film set in Provence, a region in southeastern France. It is directed by Academy Award-winner Ridley Scott. It reunites him with star Russell Crowe, whom he directed in Gladiator, and co-stars Albert Finney. Fox 2000 Pictures distributed the film.
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[edit] Plot
Based on author Peter Mayle's international bestseller, A Good Year stars Russell Crowe as Max Skinner, a cunning investment expert who, after learning his beloved Uncle Henry (Albert Finney) has died without a last will and testament, travels from London to Provence to visit the gorgeous, if overgrown vineyard he's inherited. Slowly, the women (especially Fanny Chenal, played by Marion Cotillard, the sultry owner of the local café), wine, and Mediterranean climate transforms him from a soulless, unloved miser into a warm-hearted man able to appreciate the world he's let pass by him far too long.
[edit] Cast
| Principal Cast & Characters | |
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| Russell Crowe | Max Skinner |
| Albert Finney | Uncle Henry |
| Marion Cotillard | Fanny Chenal |
| Abbie Cornish | Christie Roberts |
| Tom Hollander | Charlie Willis |
| Freddie Highmore | Young Max |
[edit] Production note
The vineyard scenes were filmed at Château La Canorgue during the 2005 harvest in the Luberon area of Provence. <ref> J. Mautner "Luberon is the Next Wine Region on the Big Screen" Wine Spectator Nov. 30th, 2006 </ref>
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[edit] External links
| Ridley Scott's Films |
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| Boy and Bicycle • The Duellists • Alien • Blade Runner • Legend • Someone to Watch Over Me • Black Rain • Thelma & Louise • 1492: Conquest of Paradise • White Squall • G.I. Jane • Gladiator • Hannibal • Black Hawk Down • Matchstick Men • Kingdom of Heaven • All the Invisible Children • A Good Year • American Gangster |
