A Good Year (2006)

Director:

Ridley Scott

Writers (WGA):

Marc Klein (screenplay)
Peter Mayle (novel)

Release Date:

10 November 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Everything matures... eventually.

Plot:

A British investment broker inherits his uncle's chateau and vineyard in Provence, where he spent much of his childhood. He discovers a new laid-back lifestyle as he tries to renovate the estate to be sold.

Plot Keywords:

Uncle | Vineyard | France | Chess | Chateau

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Russell Crowe	...	Max Skinner
Marion Cotillard	...	Fanny Chenal
Albert Finney	...	Uncle Henry Skinner
Freddie Highmore	...	Young Max Skinner
Rafe Spall	...	Kenny
Archie Panjabi	...	Gemma
Richard Coyle	...	Amis
Tom Hollander	...	Charlie Willis
Ben Righton	...	Trader #1
Patrick Kennedy	...	Trader #2
Ali Rhodes	...	20-Something Beauty
Daniel Mays	...	Bert the Doorman
Nila Aalia	...	Newscaster #1
Stephen Hudson	...	Newscaster #2
Giannina Facio	...	Maitre D'

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for language and some sexual content.

Runtime:

118 min | Canada:118 min (Toronto International Film Festival)

Country:

USA

Language:

English | French | Russian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby

Certification:

Ireland:12A | Singapore:PG | Germany:o.Al. | Malaysia:U | Australia:M | Finland:K-7 | Argentina:Atp | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Brazil:10 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Hong Kong:IIA | Portugal:M/12 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #42357) | South Korea:15 | Netherlands:AL | South Africa:10L

Filming Locations:

Albion Riverside, Battersea, London, England, UK

Company:

Fox 2000 Pictures

Trivia:

Director Ridley Scott came up with the basic story that author Peter Mayle wrote in the book on which this film's based upon. When the book was published, Mayle's ideas were actually very different from Scott's original premise. Scott then decided to film the story as he envisioned it from the very beginning.

Goofs:

Factual errors: It is constantly suggested that Max works in 30 St. Mary Axe, one of London's best known recent buildings designed by Norman Foster, which has a radial plan with a strong diagonal diagrid frame wrapping the exterior wall. The interior shots of the firm take place inside a standard rectilinear office building with regular columns. (See Basic Instinct 2 (2006) for scenes that appear to have been filmed inside 30 St. Mary Axe.)

Quotes:

Kenny: [reading "fan mail"] You're my hero.
Max Skinner: Who wrote that?
Kenny: Your lawyer.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Cuenta atrás: Antiguo matadero de Navalafuente, 15:35 horas (#1.11)" (2007)

Soundtrack:

Paris

Quality

I enjoyed this movie, it had class and character with some lovely ladies. Also I enjoyed the London footage with the contrast against France. Crowe, I think did very well and I was surprised at the end because I didn't now it was a Ridley Scott movie. It would now be interesting to read the book to see how closely it is represented. All things seemed to fit, and it was evident in last encounter with Crowe and his French girl from the scene of when he was a boy at the pool. Great romantic portrayal of an English French relationship. The movie also maintained a good level of humour encased with good vocabulary. I had heard this was a good movie and am glad to able to cement that in words.