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Comedy based on Peter Mayle's best-selling novel about a London-based investment banker who relocates to Provence in hopes of selling a small vineyard he has inherited from his recently-deceased uncle. As a child, Max Skinner (Freddie Highmore) was taught to appreciate the finer things in life while wandering the vineyard estate of his uncle Henry (Albert Finney). 25 years later Max (Russell Crowe) is now a successful businessman and when he learns that Henry has recently passed away and he has been named the sole beneficiary of his late uncle's estate, Max hastily arranges a flight to France in order to assess the value of the old property and get it prepped for sale. However, Max arrives in Provence to discover the vineyard in a crumbling state of disrepair, and his troubles are further compounded by the stubbornness of a gruff estate winemaker M. Duflot (Didier Bourdon) and the unexpected arrival of a determined Californian woman named Christie (Abbie Cornish) who presents herself as a long-lost cousin while making a dubious claim to Henry's estate.
- 20th Century Fox
- Ridley Scott
- Philippe Le Sourd
- 12
- Abbie Cornish
- Russell Crowe
- Marion Cotillard
- Albert Finney
- Freddie Highmore
- Tom Hollander
- Archie Panjabi
English for the Hard of Hearing
- Aspect Ratio 16:9
- 2006
- English
- 1
- 2
- 30-39
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Comedy based on Peter Mayle's best-selling novel about a London-based investment banker who relocates to Provence in hopes of selling a small vineyard he has inherited from his recently-deceased uncle. As a child, Max Skinner (Freddie Highmore) was taught to appreciate the finer things in life while wandering the vineyard estate of his uncle Henry (Albert Finney). 25 years later Max (Russell Crowe) is now a successful businessman and when he learns that Henry has recently passed away and he has been named the sole beneficiary of his late uncle's estate, Max hastily arranges a flight to France in order to assess the value of the old property and get it prepped for sale. However, Max arrives in Provence to discover the vineyard in a crumbling state of disrepair, and his troubles are further compounded by the stubbornness of a gruff estate winemaker M. Duflot (Didier Bourdon) and the unexpected arrival of a determined Californian woman named Christie (Abbie Cornish) who presents herself as a long-lost cousin while making a dubious claim to Henry's estate.
- 20th Century Fox
- Ridley Scott
- Philippe Le Sourd
- 12
- Abbie Cornish
- Russell Crowe
- Marion Cotillard
- Albert Finney
- Freddie Highmore
- Tom Hollander
- Archie Panjabi
English for the Hard of Hearing
- Aspect Ratio 16:9
- 2006
- English
- 1
- 2
- 30-39
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A Good Year
For us it was a very light and easy film to follow. It has a special meaning for us because we are hoping to move to France soon, so yes I am biased. Very good the way the film jumps back to the childhood of Max and his uncle, reminds me of my childhood to a degree. The music really sets the mood, even though some of it was performed when I was a youngster. the most outstanding piece of music for me was the Wedding Samba by Edmundo Ros ( he really was before my time , but still a haunting song ) The film had laughter and slight sadness, the bold brash Max, the financial wizard was played brilliantly by Russell Crow ( just as he usually does ), and it is the way the director has overlaped the old and new and sad and funny. Of course there wouldn't be much of a story if there was'nt a pretty girl and boy is she a stunner.Predictable ending, he warms to the sunshine of Provence and the girl.
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A Good Year
For us it was a very light and easy film to follow. It has a special meaning for us because we are hoping to move to France soon, so yes I am biased. Very good the way the film jumps back to the childhood of Max and his uncle, reminds me of my childhood to a degree. The music really sets the mood, even though some of it was performed when I was a youngster. the most outstanding piece of music for me was the Wedding Samba by Edmundo Ros ( he really was before my time , but still a haunting song ) The film had laughter and slight sadness, the bold brash Max, the financial wizard was played brilliantly by Russell Crow ( just as he usually does ), and it is the way the director has overlaped the old and new and sad and funny. Of course there wouldn't be much of a story if there was'nt a pretty girl and boy is she a stunner.Predictable ending, he warms to the sunshine of Provence and the girl.
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