A Good Year (Original title)
Dates: 2006 (Copyright), 27 October 2006 (Release)Countries: USA, United KingdomDirected by: Ridley Scott
Synopsis: Drama. An English stockbroker inherits a vineyard in Provence. He visits the property hoping to be able to sell it quickly, but as complications arise, and he spends time in the place of many childhood memories, he starts to wonder whether it mihgt be wiser to change his pace of life and move to the chateau.
Genre: Drama
Releases
Date: 2006not specifiedRelease type: unknownFormat: Super-35 - Colour - DeLuxe - Sound - Dolby Stereo SR / DTS Sound (Optical)Runtime: 118 mins Dialogue (original): English
Title: Scott and Crowe Lighten UpAuthor: COLLINS, Andrew Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: Film Review n676 November 2006 Page: 104
Title: A Good YearAuthor: CAMERON-WILSON, James Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: Film Review n676 November 2006 Pages: 70-74
Title: as the crow fliesAuthor: MOTTRAM, James Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Actor Russell Crowe talks about his role in A GOOD YEAR and working relationship with director Ridley Scott. In a sideba r, very briefly looks at wine-related films.
In: Creative Screenwriting v13 n6 Nov/Dec 2006 Page: 33
Title: A Good YearAuthor: HENDRICKSON, Nancy Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Marc Klein talks about writing his screenplay for A GOOD YEAR.
In: Variety 18 Sep 2006 Pages: 64-65
Title: Film reviewsAuthor: CHANG, Justin Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Screen International n1569 27 Oct 2006 Page: 34
Title: A Good YearAuthor: ROSEN, Steven Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Empire n207 September 2006 Pages: 73-89
Title: Biggest ever previewArticle type: PreviewLanguage: English
Description: Brief previews of films expected to be released September 2006 to summer 2007.
In: Screen Finance v19 n1 11 Jan 2006 Page: 2,7
Title: December startsAuthor: ADLER, Tim Article type: Prod. DetailsLanguage: English
Description: Details of five UK wholly/co-productions which started shoo- ting in November and December 2005: BIG NOTHING, IRINA P, FUNNY FARM, A GOOD YEAR and STRAIGHTHEADS.
In: Premiere v20 n1 September 2006 Pages: 64-73,76,78,80,82
Title: Ultimate Fall Movie PreviewArticle type: PreviewLanguage: English
Description: Brief preview of films due to be released during Autumn 2006
In: Sight and Sound v16 n12 December 2006 Pages: 55-56
Title: A Good YearAuthor: FAHY, Patrick Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Screen International n1572 17 Nov 2006 Page: 31
Title: Making glorious benefitAuthor: KAY, Jeremy Article type: Short ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Report on the continuous success of BORAT at the US box-offi ce and looks at the takings of other films: STRANGER THAN FI CTION, SAW III, BABEL, The RETURN and A GOOD YEAR.
In: Premiere v20 n3 November 2006 Pages: 70-72,107
Title: A Crowe's eye viewAuthor: LYTAL, Cristy Article type: InterviewLanguage: English
Description: Actor Russell Crowe talks about the making of A GOOD YEAR.
In: Empire n209 November 2006 Page: 38
Title: In cinemas: A Good YearAuthor: JOLIN, Dan Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: Premiere v19 n5 February 2006 Page: 70
Title: 2006: Movie PreviewArticle type: PreviewLanguage: English
In: Empire n202 April 2006 Page: 18
Title: Future Films: A Good YearArticle type: PreviewLanguage: English
Dates: 2006 (Copyright), 27 October 2006 (Release)Countries: USA, United KingdomDirected by: Ridley Scott
Synopsis: Drama. An English stockbroker inherits a vineyard in Provence. He visits the property hoping to be able to sell it quickly, but as complications arise, and he spends time in the place of many childhood memories, he starts to wonder whether it mihgt be wiser to change his pace of life and move to the chateau.
Genre: Drama
Releases
Date: 2006not specifiedRelease type: unknownFormat: Super-35 - Colour - DeLuxe - Sound - Dolby Stereo SR / DTS Sound (Optical)Runtime: 118 mins Dialogue (original): English
Credits
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©(all territories except BR,IT,KR,JP,ES): Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Dune Entertainment LLC, ©(Brazil, Italy, Japan, Korea & Spain): TCF Hungary Film Rights Exploitation Limited Liability Company, ©(Brazil, Italy, Japan, Korea & Spain): Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Dune Entertainment LLC, Production Company: Scott Free, Made in association with: Dune Entertainment LLC, Major Studio Partners, Presented by: Fox 2000 Pictures, Presented in association with: Ingenious Film Partners, Author: Ingenious Film Partners 2 LLP, Inc. AGY Service, Production Services in France: @radical.media, Executive Producer: Branko Lustig, Executive Producer: Julie Payne, Executive Producer: Lisa Ellzey, Produced by: Ridley Scott, Co-producer: Erin Upson, French Line Producer: Mark Allan, Unit Production Manager: Mark Allan, Branko Lustig, Unit Production Manager (London Unit): Emily Stillman, Unit Manager: Rémi Bergman, Unit Manager (London Unit): Keith Whale, Unit Manager (Assistant): Vincent Lefeuvre, Production Co-ordinator: Laurence Coutaud-garnier, Production Co-ordinator (London Unit): Fiona Garland, Financial Controller: Gary Gillingham, Key Production Accountant: Maureen 'Mo' Crutchfield, Production Accountant: Bernard Lamy, Accountant (London Unit): Matt Dalton, Location Manager: Thierry Zemmour, Jeremy Bau, Location Manager (London Unit): Alex Gladstone, Location Manager (London Unit Assistant): Linzi Baltrunas, Location Supervisor: Marco Giacalone, Post-production Supervisor: Teresa Kelly, Assistant Director (1st): Darin Rivetti, Assistant Director (2nd): Emilie Cherpitel, Assistant Director (2nd 2nd): Eliot Mathews, Assistant Director (3rd): Tarik Ait Ben Ali, Assistant Director (London Unit, 2nd): Anthony Wilcox, Script Supervisor: Nikki Clapp, Casting (UK): Jina Jay, Casting (France): Antoinette Boulat, Casting (London Unit UK Assistant): Dixie Chassay, Screenplay: Marc Klein, Based on the book by: Peter Mayle, Director of Photography: Philippe Le Sourd, Camera Operator (B): Jörg Widmer, Additional Operator: Roger McDonald, Steadicam Operator: Jörg Widmer, 1st Assistant Camera (B): Leah Striker, 1st Assistant Camera (Additional): Tristan Favre, Focus Puller (London Unit A Camera): Julian Bucknall, 2nd Assistant Camera: Basil Smith, 2nd Assistant Camera (B): Lionel Pedro, Loader: Frederic Hauss, Clapper Loader (London Unit): Toby Eedy, Gaffer: Franck Barrault, Gaffer (London Unit): Harry Wiggins, Key Grip: Françoise Bert, Video Technician: Robert Hamilton, Video Assistant: Grégory Pagnier, Video Production Assistant: Lauriane Vincent, Still Photographer: Ricardo Torres, Visual Effects Supervisor: Wesley Sewell, Visual Effects by: Invisible Effects, Special Effects Supervisor: Steven Warner, Graphic Designer (London Unit): Coralie Lew, Film Editor: Dody Dorn, Co-editor: Robb Sullivan, Editorial Co-ordinator (France): Philippe Akoka, Production Designer: Sonja Klaus, Art Director: Frederic Evard, Art Director (London Unit): Robert Cowper, Stand-by Art Director: Anthony Caron-Delion, Art Department Co-ordinator: Amy Simons, Art Department Assistant: Lydie Rugiero, Set Decorator: Bárbara Pérez-Solero, Production Buyer: Krissi Williamson, Prop Master: Matt Foster, Prop Master (London Unit): Nick Turnbull, Prop Hands: Jean-Michel Pupin, Tristan Carlisle-Kitz, Construction Manager: Daniel Hoffmann, Construction Manager (London Unit): Hugo Slight, Costume Designer: Catherine Leterrier, Assistant Costume Designer: Camille Janbon, Costume Supervisor (London Unit): Lee Croucher, Wardrobe Supervisor: Karen Muller-Serreau, Key Make-up Artist: Fabrizio Sforza, Make-up Artist: Alessandra Sampaolo, Raffaella Iorio, Make-up Artist (London Unit): Carla Vincenzino, Make-up Artist (London Unit): Melissa Lackersteen, Pascale Bouquière, Hair Designer: Giancarlo De Leonardis, Key Hair: Hayat Oulet Dahhou, Hairstylist: Daniele Perosillo, Hairstylist: Alessio Pompei, Anita Burger, Hairstylist (London Unit): Anita Burger, Main/End Title Sequence by: yU+co., End Title Crawl by: Scarlet Letters, Negative Cutter: Gary Burritt, Colour Timer: Jim Passon, Digital Intermediate by: Inc. Modern VideoFilm, Music: Marc Streitenfeld, Orchestra Leader: Tom Bowes, Music Conducted by: Nick Ingman, Music Orchestrated by: Bruce Fowler, Music Supervisor: Marc Streitenfeld, Orchestra Contractor: Isobel Griffiths Ltd, Music Preparation: Vic Fraser, Jill Streater, Music Editor: Del Spiva, Chris Benstead, Music Recorded/Mixed by: Peter Cobbin, Music Recorded/Mixed at: Abbey Road Studios, Production Sound Mixer: Jean-Paul Mugel, Boom Person: Samuel Cohen, Sound Mixing: Paul Massey, D.M. Hemphill, Supervising Sound Editor: Per Hallberg, Supervising Sound Editor: Karen Baker Landers, Dialogue Editor: Patrick J. Foley, Dialogue Editor: John C. Stuver, Sound Effects Editor: Christopher Assells, Sound Effects Editor: Dino R. Dimuro, Sound Effects Editor: Daniel Hegeman, Sound Effects Editor: Peter Staubli, Sound Effects Editor: Kerry Carmean-williams, ADR (Mixing): Charleen Richards-steeves, ADR (Supervising Editor): Chris Jargo, ADR (Editor): Kimaree Long, Frederick H. Stahly, Foley (Artist): Alicia Stevenson, Foley Artist: Dawn Fintor, Foley (Supervising Editor): Craig S. Jaeger, Stunt Co-ordinator: Philippe Guégan, Stunts: Caroline Bouffard, Stunts: David Forax, Stunts: Jules Madi, Stunts: Kzénia Zarouba, Stunts: Alexis Boutiere, Stunts: Alain Gaudiard, David Oliver, Special Adviser to Ridley Scott: Neville Shulman, Research Consultant: Geraldine Serafini, Dialogue Coach for Russell Crowe: Judi Dickerson, Dog Handler: Joel Silverman, Unit Publicist: Ernest Malik
Cast
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Russell Crowe (Max Skinner), Albert Finney (Uncle Henry), Marion Cotillard (Fanny Chenal), Abbie Cornish (Christie Roberts), Didier Bourdon (Francis Duflot), Tom Hollander (Charlie Willis), Freddie Highmore (young Max), Isabelle Candelier (Ludivine Duflot), Kenneth Cranham (Sir Nigel), Archie Panjabi (Gemma), Rafe Spall (Kenny), Richard Coyle (Amis), 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'), Lionel Briand (rental car employee), Maria Papas (Gemma's friend), Igor Panich (Russian couple 1), Oleg Sosnovikov (Russian couple 2), Magali Woch (secretary), Valéria Bruni-Tedeschi (Nathalie Auzet), Jacques Herlin (Papa Duflot), Catriona MacColl (English couple 1), Patrick Payet (English couple 2), Félicité du Jeu (hostess), Mitchell Mullen (American customer 1), Judi Dickerson (American customer 2), Gilles Gaston-Dreyfus (oenologue), Philippe Mery, Dominique Laurent (chateau buyer), Stewart Wright (broker 1), Tom Stuart (broker 2), Catherine Vinatier (Fanny's mother), Marine Casto (young Fanny), Gregg Chillin (hip hopper 1), Toney Tutini (hip hopper 2), Philippe Bergeron, Edita Brychta, Helene Cardona, Jean-Louis Darville, Neil Dickson, Jean Gilpin, Nicholas Guest, Patrick Hillan, Frank Isles, Peter Lavin, Caitlin Mckenna-wilkinson, Paula Jane Newman, Moira Quirk, Valeria Milenka Repnau, Darren Richardson, Jean-Michel Richaud, Samantha Jane Robson, Ian Ruskin, Linda Sans, Bruno Stephane, Karen Strassman, Jean-Paul Vignon, Craig Young (voice actor)
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
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In: Radio Times 4 Jul 2009 Page: 33Title: Scott and Crowe Lighten UpAuthor: COLLINS, Andrew Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: Film Review n676 November 2006 Page: 104
Title: A Good YearAuthor: CAMERON-WILSON, James Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: Film Review n676 November 2006 Pages: 70-74
Title: as the crow fliesAuthor: MOTTRAM, James Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Actor Russell Crowe talks about his role in A GOOD YEAR and working relationship with director Ridley Scott. In a sideba r, very briefly looks at wine-related films.
In: Creative Screenwriting v13 n6 Nov/Dec 2006 Page: 33
Title: A Good YearAuthor: HENDRICKSON, Nancy Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Marc Klein talks about writing his screenplay for A GOOD YEAR.
In: Variety 18 Sep 2006 Pages: 64-65
Title: Film reviewsAuthor: CHANG, Justin Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Screen International n1569 27 Oct 2006 Page: 34
Title: A Good YearAuthor: ROSEN, Steven Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Empire n207 September 2006 Pages: 73-89
Title: Biggest ever previewArticle type: PreviewLanguage: English
Description: Brief previews of films expected to be released September 2006 to summer 2007.
In: Screen Finance v19 n1 11 Jan 2006 Page: 2,7
Title: December startsAuthor: ADLER, Tim Article type: Prod. DetailsLanguage: English
Description: Details of five UK wholly/co-productions which started shoo- ting in November and December 2005: BIG NOTHING, IRINA P, FUNNY FARM, A GOOD YEAR and STRAIGHTHEADS.
In: Premiere v20 n1 September 2006 Pages: 64-73,76,78,80,82
Title: Ultimate Fall Movie PreviewArticle type: PreviewLanguage: English
Description: Brief preview of films due to be released during Autumn 2006
In: Sight and Sound v16 n12 December 2006 Pages: 55-56
Title: A Good YearAuthor: FAHY, Patrick Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Screen International n1572 17 Nov 2006 Page: 31
Title: Making glorious benefitAuthor: KAY, Jeremy Article type: Short ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Report on the continuous success of BORAT at the US box-offi ce and looks at the takings of other films: STRANGER THAN FI CTION, SAW III, BABEL, The RETURN and A GOOD YEAR.
In: Premiere v20 n3 November 2006 Pages: 70-72,107
Title: A Crowe's eye viewAuthor: LYTAL, Cristy Article type: InterviewLanguage: English
Description: Actor Russell Crowe talks about the making of A GOOD YEAR.
In: Empire n209 November 2006 Page: 38
Title: In cinemas: A Good YearAuthor: JOLIN, Dan Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: Premiere v19 n5 February 2006 Page: 70
Title: 2006: Movie PreviewArticle type: PreviewLanguage: English
In: Empire n202 April 2006 Page: 18
Title: Future Films: A Good YearArticle type: PreviewLanguage: English