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A Good Year is a 2006 romantic comedy and drama film directed by Ridley Scott, who also served as producer. The cast includes Russell Crowe, Albert Finney, Marion Cotillard, and Didier Bourdon. Based on a work by Peter Mayle, the film is in English and was produced by 20th Century Studios, Fox 2000 Pictures, Scott Free Productions, Ingenious Film Partners, and Dune Entertainment. It originated from the United Kingdom and the United States.
The narrative is set in London, while filming took place in Marseille, London, and at Lloyd's building. Dody Dorn edited the film, with Marc Streitenfeld composing the music, Philippe Le Sourd as director of photography, Catherine Leterrier as costume designer, and Paul Massey as sound designer. The film has a runtime of 117 or 118 minutes. It was distributed by 20th Century Studios, Netflix, and Fandango at Home via video on demand. A soundtrack album titled A Good Year: Music From the Motion Picture was released in 2006.
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6.7Failed London banker Max Skinner inherits his uncle's vineyard in Provence, where he spent many childhood holidays. Upon his arrival, he meets a woman from California who tells Max she is his long-lost cousin and that the property is hers.
Cast
- Russell Crowe as Max Skinner
- Albert Finney as Henry Skinner
- Marion Cotillard as Fanny Chenal
- Abbie Cornish as Christie Roberts
- Didier Bourdon as Francis Duflot
- Tom Hollander as Charlie Willis
Themes
- workaholic
- provence
- wine cellar
- vineyard
- romcom
- death of father
- wine
- winegrowing
- swimming pool
- family estate
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Ridley Scott
- Screenplay by
- Marc Klein
- Based on
- A Good Year , by Peter Mayle
- Produced by
- Ridley Scott
- Starring
- Russell Crowe Albert Finney Marion Cotillard Tom Hollander Freddie Highmore
- Cinematography
- Philippe Le Sourd
- Edited by
- Dody Dorn
- Music by
- Marc Streitenfeld
- Production companies
- Fox 2000 Pictures Scott Free Productions Dune Entertainment Ingenious Film Partners Major Studio Partners
- Distributed by
- 20th Century Fox
- Release dates
- 27 October 2006 ( 2006-10-27 ) (United Kingdom) 10 November 2006 ( 2006-11-10 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 118 minutes
- Countries
- United Kingdom United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $35 million
- Box office
- $42.3 million
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
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