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Mood:
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- Self DiscoveryFish Out of WaterLove and RomanceSocial RelationsStarting OverFall in LoveLifestyleMind and Soul more...
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- DramaComedyRomance
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- Contemporary21st Century
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- FranceCountryside
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A Good Year, 2006
English, French, Russian
USA
Profile of A Good Year
The mood of A Good Year is sentimental, feel good, and touching. The plot centers around social relations, self discovery, and a "fish out of water". It is a drama, comedy, and romance movie. In approach, A Good Year is realistic. It takes place, at least partly, in the countryside. The setting is France. A Good Year happens in contemporary times. It is based on a book. It is especially suggested for a date night. Note that A Good Year includes sexual content and profanity.
Summary of A Good Year
Ridley Scott (BLADE RUNNER, GLADIATOR) directs this romantic comedy based on the book of the same name by Peter Mayle. London banker Max Skinner (Russell Crowe) is a cutthroat workaholic who cares only about winning and making money. During his rise to the top, Max has forgotten the important life lessons that his favorite uncle, Henry (Albert Finney), taught him during summers at his vineyard in Provence. Estranged from Henry for years, Max is surprised to learn that his uncle has passed away and as his closest living relative, he is set to inherit the estate, La Siroque. True to form, Max tools down to Provence for a quick visit in order to assess the value of the property with dollar signs in his eyes.
Once immersed in Henry's world and the charm of La Siroque, Max begins to remember his visits and how much Henry and those summers meant to him. Other surprises--including a budding romance with fetching local café owner Fanny Chenal (Marion Cotillard) and a visit from a young American claiming to be Henry's illegitimate daughter (Abbie Cornish)--prolong Max's visit, making Provence more and more difficult to resist. Can Max be content leaving his fast-paced life in London for lazy days in a French vineyard? Or will he sell his estate to the highest bidder, memories and all, and return to his hectic lifestyle? Crowe shows his softer-side--and even throws in some physical comedy--as a man revisiting his past and considering his future. Finney is a charmer as Henry in flashback scenes (where Freddie Highmore plays a young Max) that establish his character's joie de vivre and the tender relationship shared between uncle and nephew. Didier Bourdon is Francis Duflot, the tender of the vineyard, and Tom Hollander plays Charlie, Max's best friend.
Details
| Language: | English, French, Russian |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 10 November 2006 |
| Runtime: | 118 min |
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Critics Reviews
Salon.com
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- by: Stephanie Zacharek
TV Guide
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- by: Ken Fox
Users Reviews
- 21.March.2009
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- by: honestappraisal
- honestappraisal rated this movie
10/10Must See
- 21.March.2009
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- by: gauravarora77
- gauravarora77 rated this movie8/10Great
