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A Good Year
A Good Year is a 2006 romantic comedy-drama film directed and produced by Ridley Scott, based on the 2004 novel by Peter Mayle. The film stars Russell Crowe, Marion Cotillard, Didier Bourdon, Abbie Cornish, Tom Hollander, Freddie Highmore and Albert Finney.
British investment broker Max Skinner discovers he is the only known relative of his uncle Henry, so inherits his Provence chateau and vineyard, where he spent many of his summers. As he spruces up the estate to be sold, he rediscovers what he had loved about the place.
The film was released theatrically in the United Kingdom on 27 October 2006 and in the United States on 10 November 2006 by 20th Century Fox. It received mixed reviews from critics and was a box office bomb, grossing $42.3 million against its $35 million budget and resulting in a $20 million loss for Fox, but it received nominations for the Critics Choice Award for Best Young Actor and the Satellite Award for Best Cinematography.
Young Max Skinner, whose parents died in an accident, spends his childhood summer holidays learning to appreciate the finer things at his Uncle Henry's vineyard estate in Provence in southeastern France. Twenty-five years later, Max is a successful but arrogant workaholic trader in London with a cheeky persona.
Following his uncle's death, Max is the sole beneficiary of the French property. He travels to Provence to prepare a quick sale. Shortly after arriving, by driving while fumbling with a cell phone, he unknowingly causes a local café owner, Fanny Chenal, to crash her bicycle. Subsequently, he discovers that his latest City financial stunt has caused real trouble for the owners of the trading company he works for, and he is ordered to return to London as soon as possible.
To assist in his planned sale of the property, Max hurriedly snaps some photos and, in the process, falls into an empty and very dirty swimming pool. He is unable to escape until Fanny finds him and, in retaliation for his running her over, simply turns on the water so that the pool eventually fills and he is able to get himself out. This delay causes Max to miss his flight and, having failed to report to the directors in person, he is suspended from work and trading activities for one week.
On Henry's estate, Max must deal with the gruff, dedicated winemaker Francis Duflot, who fears being separated from his precious vines. Duflot pays a vineyard inspector to tell Max that the soil is bad and the vines worthless.
They are surprised by the arrival of young Napa Valley oenophile Christie Roberts, who is backpacking through Europe and claims to be Henry's previously unknown illegitimate daughter. Max learns, but does not tell her, that French law decrees that even though she is not his uncle's legitimate daughter, she still becomes the rightful heir to the estate and vineyards.
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A Good Year
A Good Year is a 2006 romantic comedy-drama film directed and produced by Ridley Scott, based on the 2004 novel by Peter Mayle. The film stars Russell Crowe, Marion Cotillard, Didier Bourdon, Abbie Cornish, Tom Hollander, Freddie Highmore and Albert Finney.
British investment broker Max Skinner discovers he is the only known relative of his uncle Henry, so inherits his Provence chateau and vineyard, where he spent many of his summers. As he spruces up the estate to be sold, he rediscovers what he had loved about the place.
The film was released theatrically in the United Kingdom on 27 October 2006 and in the United States on 10 November 2006 by 20th Century Fox. It received mixed reviews from critics and was a box office bomb, grossing $42.3 million against its $35 million budget and resulting in a $20 million loss for Fox, but it received nominations for the Critics Choice Award for Best Young Actor and the Satellite Award for Best Cinematography.
Young Max Skinner, whose parents died in an accident, spends his childhood summer holidays learning to appreciate the finer things at his Uncle Henry's vineyard estate in Provence in southeastern France. Twenty-five years later, Max is a successful but arrogant workaholic trader in London with a cheeky persona.
Following his uncle's death, Max is the sole beneficiary of the French property. He travels to Provence to prepare a quick sale. Shortly after arriving, by driving while fumbling with a cell phone, he unknowingly causes a local café owner, Fanny Chenal, to crash her bicycle. Subsequently, he discovers that his latest City financial stunt has caused real trouble for the owners of the trading company he works for, and he is ordered to return to London as soon as possible.
To assist in his planned sale of the property, Max hurriedly snaps some photos and, in the process, falls into an empty and very dirty swimming pool. He is unable to escape until Fanny finds him and, in retaliation for his running her over, simply turns on the water so that the pool eventually fills and he is able to get himself out. This delay causes Max to miss his flight and, having failed to report to the directors in person, he is suspended from work and trading activities for one week.
On Henry's estate, Max must deal with the gruff, dedicated winemaker Francis Duflot, who fears being separated from his precious vines. Duflot pays a vineyard inspector to tell Max that the soil is bad and the vines worthless.
They are surprised by the arrival of young Napa Valley oenophile Christie Roberts, who is backpacking through Europe and claims to be Henry's previously unknown illegitimate daughter. Max learns, but does not tell her, that French law decrees that even though she is not his uncle's legitimate daughter, she still becomes the rightful heir to the estate and vineyards.