A Good Year
Disillusioned with his high-stakes London life and the recent loss of his job, Max Skinner unexpectedly inherits his uncle’s Provençal vineyard—a sun-drenched estate brimming with memories of a carefree childhood and a first, formative love. Initially intending a quick sale, Max finds himself drawn into the rhythms of the land and the charmingly chaotic community, confronting not only legal battles with a determined Californian woman claiming kinship, but a gradual unraveling of the materialistic values he once embraced. The film unfolds as a gentle, visually intoxicating escape, less about a romantic pursuit and more about rediscovering a forgotten self through the simple pleasures of viticulture and the restorative power of place, prompting a poignant re-evaluation of success and the true meaning of inheritance.
Movie Details
- Director
- Ridley Scott
- Release Date
- 2006-09-09
- Runtime
- 117 min
- Rating
- 6.7 / 10 (1658)
Cast
- Russell Crowe
- Albert Finney
- Marion Cotillard
- Abbie Cornish
- Didier Bourdon
