Good Year [WS] DVD

A Good Year
Gladiator duo Ridley Scott and Russell Crowe re-team for this adaptation of author Peter Mayle's best-selling novel about a London-based investment banker who relocates to Provence in hopes of selling a small vineyard he has inherited from his recently-deceased uncle. As a child, Max Skinner (Freddie Highmore) was taught to appreciate the finer things in life while wandering the vineyard estate of his sophisticated uncle Henry (Albert Finney). Life has a strange way or turning out how you least expect it to though, and twenty-five years later Max (Russell Crowe) is now a prosperous money man wheeling and dealing in the cutthroat world of London business. When Max learns that Henry has recently passed away and that he has been named the sole beneficiary of his late uncle's modest estate, the keen businessman hastily arranges a flight to France in order to assess the value of the old property and get it prepped for sale. After Max arrives to find the vineyard in a crumbling state of disrepair, his troubles are further compounded by the stubbornness of gruff estate winemaker M. Duflot (Didier Bourdon) and the unexpected arrival of a determined California beauty named Christie (Abbie Cornish) who presents herself as a long-lost cousin while making a dubious claim to Henry's estate. Meanwhile, the overstressed Max reluctantly finds himself falling for local café owner and town siren Fanny (Marion Cotillard), whose formidable guard is quickly worn down by the smitten beneficiary. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

Cast Russell Crowe as Max Skinner Albert Finney as Uncle Henry Marion Cotillard as Fanny Chenal Abbie Cornish as Christie Roberts Didier Bourdon as Francis Duflot Tom Hollander as Charlie Willis Freddie Highmore as Young Max Isabelle Candelier as Ludivine Duflot Kenneth Cranham as Sir Nigel Archie Panjabi as Gemma Rafe Spall as Kenny Richard Coyle as Amis Ben Righton as Trader #1 Patrick Kennedy as Trader #2 Ali Rhodes as 20-Something Beauty Daniel Mays as Bert the Doorman Nila Aalia as Newscaster #1 Stephen Hudson as Newscaster #2 Giannina Facio as Maitre D' Lionel Briand as Rental Car Employee Maria Papas as Gemma's Friend Igor Panich as Russian Couple #1 Oleg Sosnovikov as Russian Couple #2 Magalie Woch as Secretary Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi as Nathalie Auzet Jacques Herlin as Papa Duflot Catriona MacColl as English Couple #1 Patrick Payet as English Couple #2 Felicite du Jeu as Hostess Mitchell Mullen as American Customer #1 Judi Dickerson as American Customer #2 Gilles Gaston-Dreyfus as Oenologue Philippe Mery as Chateau Buyers Dominique Laurent as Chateau Buyers Stewart Wright as Broker #1 Tom Stuart as Broker #2 Catherine Vinatier as Fanny's Mother Marine Casto as Young Fanny Gregg Chillin as Hip Hopper #1 Toney Tutini as Hip Hopper #2 Philippe Bergeron as Voice Actor Edita Brychta as Voice Actor Helene Cardona as Voice Actor Jean-Louis Darville as Voice Actor Neil Dickson as Voice Actor Jean Gilpin as Voice Actor Nicholas Guest as Voice Actor Patrick Hillan as Voice Actor Frank Isles as Voice Actor Peter Lavin as Voice Actor Caitlin McKenna-Wilkinson as Voice Actor Paula Jane Newman as Voice Actor Moira Quirk as Voice Actor Valeria Milenka Repnau as Voice Actor Darren Richardson as Voice Actor Jean-Michael Richaud as Voice Actor Samantha Jane Robson as Voice Actor Ian Ruskin as Voice Actor Linda Sans as Voice Actor Bruno Stephane as Voice Actor Karen Strassman as Voice Actor Jean-Paul Vignon as Voice Actor Craig Young as Voice Actor

Crew Frederick Evard - Art Director Robert Cowper - Art Director Samuel Cohen - Boom Operator Antoinette Boulat - Casting Jina Jay - Casting Nick Ingman - Conductor Erin Upson - Co-producer Michael Castellano - Costume Designer Catherine Leterrier - Costume Designer Darin John Rivetti - First Assistant Director Ridley Scott - Director Dody Dorn - Editor Robb Sullivan - Editor Branko Lustig - Executive Producer Lisa Ellzey - Executive Producer Julie Payne - Executive Producer Daniele Perosillo - Hair Styles Alessio Pompei - Hair Styles Gioncarlo De Leonardis - Hair Styles Anita Burger - Hair Styles Alex Gladstone - Location Manager Thierry Zemmour - Location Manager Marco Giacalone - Location Manager Linzi Baltrunas - Location Manager Bruce Fowler - Composer (Music Score) Marc Streitenfeld - Composer (Music Score) Marc Streitenfeld - Musical Direction/Supervision Carla Vicenzino - Makeup Raffaella Iorio - Makeup Alessandra Sampaolo - Makeup Melissa Lackersteen - Makeup Pascale Bouguiere - Makeup Joerg Widmer - Camera Operator Sonja Klaus - Production Designer Philippe Lesourd - Cinematographer Ridley Scott - Producer Peter Cobbin - Recording Geraldine Serafini - Research Doug Hemphill - Sound Mixer Paul Massey - Sound Mixer Jean-Paul Mugel - Sound/Sound Designer Kzenia Zarouba - Stunts David Forax - Stunts Alain Gaudiard - Stunts Jules Madi - Stunts Caroline Bouffard - Stunts Alexis Boutiere - Stunts David Oliver - Stunts Philippe Guegan - Stunts Coordinator Steven Warner - Special Effects Supervisor Branko Lustig - Unit Production Manager Emily Stillman - Unit Production Manager Keith Whale - Unit Production Manager Remi Bergman - Unit Production Manager Mark Allan - Unit Production Manager Marc Klein - Screenwriter Eric Leblond - Production Assistant Pascal Jouval - Production Assistant Marc Garetto - Production Assistant Wes Sewell - Visual Effects Supervisor Kerry Ann Carmean-Williams - Sound Effects Editor Christopher Assells - Sound Effects Editor Peter Staubli - Sound Effects Editor Dan Hegeman - Sound Effects Editor Dino R. Dimuro - Sound Effects Editor Joel Silverman - Animal Trainer/Wrangler Ernie Malik - Unit Publicist Judi Dickerson - Dialogue Consultant Leah Striker - First Assistant Camera Marco Sacerdoti - First Assistant Camera Tristan Favre - First Assistant Camera Franck Barrault - Gaffer Harry Wiggins - Gaffer Paul Hatchman - Grip Francois Bert - Key Grip Christopher Benstead - Music Editor Del Spiva - Music Editor Teresa Kelly - Post Production Supervisor Laurence Coutaud-Garnier - Production Coordinator Fiona Garland - Production Coordinator Nick Turnbull - Properties Master Matt Foster - Properties Master Nikki Clapp - Script Supervisor Emilie Cherpitel - Second Assistant Director Anthony Wilcox - Second Assistant Director Ricardo Torres - Still Photographer Per Hallberg - Supervising Sound Editor Karen Baker Landers - Supervising Sound Editor Kimaree Long - ADR Editor Fred Stahly - ADR Editor Charleen Richards-Steeves - ADR Mixer Lydie Rugiero - Art Department Assistant Camille Janbon - Assistant Costumer Designer Philip D. Morrill - Assistant Sound Editor Tony R. Negrete - Assistant Sound Editor Yvan Quehec - Best Boy Electric Gil Fontbonne - Best Boy Grip Philippe Janois - Best Boy Grip Stephane Cressend - Buyer Frederick Hauss - Camera Loader Dixie Chassay - Casting Assistant Kasia Krynska - Casting Assistant Lee Croucher - Costumes Supervisor Patrick J. Foley - Dialogue Editor John Stuver - Dialogue Editor Debra L. Tennant - First Assistant Editor Celine Kelepikis - First Assistant Editor Dawn Fintor - Foley Artist Alicia Stevenson - Foley Artist Dicken Warner - Greensman Hayat Oulet Dahhou - Key Hairstylist Fabrizio Sforza - Key Make-up Andrea Bichi - Personal Assistant Keith Rodger - Personal Assistant Bruno De Oliva - Personal Assistant Natascha Maksimovic - Personal Assistant Jordan Sheehan - Personal Assistant Helen Olive - Personal Assistant Matt Dalton - Production Accountant Bernard Lamy - Production Accountant Maureen "Mo" Crutchfield - Production Accountant Basil Smith - Second Assistant Camera Lionel Pedro - Second Assistant Camera Eliot Mathews - Second Second Assistant Director Celine Collobert - Set Dresser Bonnie Pires - Set Production Assistant Frederic Millet - Set Production Assistant Stephan Arnoux - Transportation Captain Gerry Gore - Transportation Captain Barbara Perez Solero - Set Decorator Peter Mayle - Book Author Ivan Dumas - Cable Person Toby Eedy - Clapper Loader Jim Passon - Color Timing Joelle Cugny - Craft Service/Catering Antoine Pautrot - Craft Service/Catering Locafete - Craft Service/Catering Berenice Moliere - Craft Service/Catering Julian Bucknall - Focus Puller Gary Burritt - Negative Cutter Amelia Price - Production Secretary Segolene Amice - Production Secretary Scott Eaton - Runner Samuel Garcin - Runner Larry Eydmann - Set Medic/First Aid John Gibbs - Set Medic/First Aid Chris Jargo - Supervising ADR Editor Tarik Ait Ben Ali - Third Assistant Director Gregory Pagnier - Video Assist Carlos Herranz Merino - Video Assist Coralie Lew - Graphic Design Amy Simons - Art Department Coordinator Emily Aulagnon - Assistant Editor Yon Van Kline - Assistant Editor Emmanuel Fleury - Assistant Editor Derek Reddington - Standby Carpenter Ncent Lefeuvre - Assistant Unit Manager

A Good Year
It's not entirely clear what director Ridley Scott and star Russell Crowe were trying to accomplish with A Good Year. If the frequent collaborators wanted to prove they were capable of making a sentimental comedy, they've done that well enough. But A Good Year is so different from their typical interests that it begs the question: What drew them to the project in the first place? Crowe plays a merciless British trader discovering his humanity among the vineyards and local color of Southern France, and he does so with his usual competence -- even showing a knack for physical comedy. But such a frivolous diversion, from two such serious heavyweights, feels even less substantial than it would in other hands, almost like they're slumming. As Crowe drives through the countryside in a comically small Smart car, needling French bicyclists by shouting out "Lance Armstrong!" and flipping them the bird, it seems like he and Scott are stealing pages from the playbooks of other broad culture-clash comedies, which audiences might have assumed were beneath them. They've made a perfectly decent addition to a genre in which "perfectly decent" is usually good enough. One good reason to see A Good Year is the charming performance by future Oscar winner Marion Cotillard as Crowe's love interest -- even though, it should be said, he doesn't do enough to deserve her, and her long disappearances from the narrative call into question screenwriter Marc Klein's structural instincts. While viewers will undoubtedly find themselves seduced by the marvelous French countryside, they shouldn't use that as a reason to over-praise this particular film's vintage. ~ Derek Armstrong, All Movie Guide
 

Freddie Highmore: Broadcast Film Critics Association, Best Young Actor (nominated) Philippe Lesourd: Satellite Awards, Best Cinematography (nominated)

General Specifications: Language Options: English, Spanish, French Subtitle Options: English, Spanish Sound Processing: DD5.1: Dolby Digital w/ sub-woofer channel DDS2.0: Dolby Digital w/ 4 channels of sound from a 2-channel stereo mix. Additional Features: Postcards From Provence behind-the-scenes experience A feature-length hybrid of video featurettes and audio commentary by director/producer Ridley Scott and screenwriter Marc Klein 3 Russell Crose music videos and more! DVD Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1: Cinemascope MPAA Rating: PG13 DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 118 min   DVD Chapters: Disc #1 -- A Good Year 1. Main Titles [2:50] 2. Timing [3:24] 3. Toast of the Town [5:10] 4. France and a Little Car [2:56] 5. Uncle Henry's Estate [7:04] 6. Meeting the Notaire [2:46] 7. Stuck in the Pool [5:37] 8. A Forced Holiday [2:31] 9. 72 Hours [4:01] 10. Christie Roberts [5:11] 11. Enjoying Himself [2:33] 12. Memories [4:11] 13. Fanny Chenal [5:32] 14. Henry's Spirit [2:11] 15. Dinner With the Duflots [3:54] 16. Testing the Vines [2:45] 17. Charlie Arrives [5:41] 18. Two Untrusting Souls [2:27] 19. To Sell or Not to Sell [1:46] 20. Saying Goodbye [2:03] 21. A Fabricated Truth [3:11] 22. The Offer [2:55] 23. Choosing Love [4:12] 24. End Titles [6:04]