A Good Year (2006)

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Studio: Fox 2000
Rating: PG-13
Release Date: Nov 10, 2006
Running Time: 118 mins.
Country Of Origin: United States
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London-based Investment expert Max Skinner moves to Provence to tend a small vineyard he inherited from his late uncle. Max reluctantly settles into what ultimately becomes an intoxicating new chapter in his life, as he comes to realize that life is meant to be savored.
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rating  PETER TRAVERS - November 13, 2006
Russell Crowe has many talents, but a gift for light comedy is not one of them. He's teamed here with his Gladiator director, Ridley Scott, to film Peter Mayle's souffle of a novel about a London workaholic who inherits a Provence vineyard from his uncle (Albert Finney) and finds serenity. He also takes a chance on love in the comely person of a cafe owner (Marion Cotillard). The scenery is glorious; you can almost feel the sunshine and smell the wine. But Crowe and Scott are bulls in Mayle's… Continued
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Is it good for those Gladiator dudes Ridley Scott and Russell Crowe to team up again for a romantic comedy about winemaking in the South of France? Perhaps not, but it's a nice try.

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A Good Year has the makings of a pleasant, serene romp through grapevines and lovely French vistas. But while being terribly atmospheric, the story itself tends to drag on. Based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Peter Mayle, the first 40 minutes or so are somewhat engaging as we're introduced to… Continued

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Max Skinner
Uncle Henry
Fanny Chenal
Francis Duflot
Christie Roberts
Charlie Willis
Young Max
Nathalie Auzet
Ludivine Duflot
Sir Nigel
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