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A Good Year [DVD] [2006]
enlarge	Director: Ridley Scott Actors: Russell Crowe, Albert Finney, Marion Cotillard, Freddie Highmore, Abbie Cornish Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment Category: DVD List Price: ~~£19.99~~ Buy New: £2.49 as of 21/11/2009 04:55 GMT details You Save: £17.50 (88%) New (26) Used (9) from £1.95 Seller: direct-2-u Rating: 55 reviews Sales Rank: 1222 Format: Anamorphic, PAL Language: English (Original Language) Rating: Suitable for 12 years and over Region: 2 Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 Number Of Discs: 1 Running Time: 112 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2 Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6 EAN: 5039036032360 ASIN: B000NOKLT8 Theatrical Release Date: 2006 Release Date: May 7, 2007 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days


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Editorial Reviews: Amazon.co.uk Review A feel-good movie that highlights the beauty of France as much as it does its stars, iA Good Year/i provides a languid, gorgeous viewing experience. Director Ridley Scott and Russell Crowe--who first worked together on the Academy Award-winning iGladiator/i--are reunited in this romantic film, which is based on Peter Mayle's book iA Year in Provence./i Crowe plays Max, a workaholic London bonds trader who doesn't know the meaning of vacation. When his uncle dies, leaving him a picturesque estate in the south of France, Max views it as an opportunity to cash in the vinery and pocket the profits. The film is reminiscent of Diane Lane's /iUnder the Tuscan Sun/i in the way the scenery plays as much of a role in the film as its characters. The lush village and streaming sunlight portray Provence as an idyllic, magical place. Even Max falls under its spell. While not a particularly likeable character, especially in the early part of the film, Max also isn't a bad guy. When he gets the chance to live life at a less manic pace than which he is used to, he finds that a good year isn't dependant on a financial windfall. Though Scott tries to drum up some suspense in the film (Is the beautiful visitor really Max's illegitimate cousin? Will Max fall in love with the feisty local woman he trades quips with?) nothing that happens comes as much of a surprise. Still, while the film doesn't fully utilise Crowe's range of skills, the actor is charming in his role and iA Good Year/i provides fine viewing. i--Jae-Ha Kim/i

Customer Reviews: Showing reviews 1-5 of 55 1 2 3 4 5 6 ...11 Next » Intimate, tender and charming March 17, 2007 Martin Turner (Marlcliff, Warwickshire, England) 113 out of 118 found this review helpful Isn't Ridley Scott amazing? br / br /The man who directed 'Blade Runner', 'Alien', 'Thelma and Louise' and 'Gladiator', to name but a few, has brought us a tender romantic-comedy which is utterly, utterly different from anything he has done before. br / br /In a character completely different from 'Gladiator', Russell Crowe is a sardonic and cut-throat London financial trader who apparently is to inherit his uncle's wine-growing estate in France where he grew up. Visiting it with no purpose other than to sell it, he gradually falls in love once again with the place, with the people, and with a young cafe-owner called Fanny Chenal. br / br /'A Good Year' has some charming bits of fun -- driving a Smart car in France, trying to get out of an empty swimming pool, scorpions causing the foreigners to panic -- but it is ultimately a character comedy about a man rediscovering himself. Some of the underlying Ridley Scott trademarks are there -- immaculately staged visuals, confident use of time which enables him to explore details as the plot gradually builds -- but they are used for a completely different purpose. There are no grand concepts of honour, revenge, the fight to survive, or saving the human race, nor are there the stark contrasts between character and situation. Equally, while many of Scott's worlds are utterly remote from our own (war-torn Africa, Columbus's Spain, the far-future in space), this one is so close to home that you can almost imagine getting into a car and driving into the script. And, while many of his films are directed on a gigantic scale, 'A Good Year' is intimate and reflects the two tiny worlds of Provence and London's Square Mile. br / br /'A Good Year' did not immediately impress the critics. But neither did 'Blade Runner', nor a number of other Ridley Scott films now considered to be classics. I've watched it twice, in the space of a few days, and I fully expect to watch it three or four times more. br / br /Warmly recommended. PROVENCE AND MR CROWE September 25, 2007 G. G. Macdonald 5 out of 6 found this review helpful DARK NIGHTS CLOSING IN,FEELING A LITTLE PALE,WELL GRAB A CHAIR AND A LARGE br /TUB OF COMFORT.FOR THIS IS A HOLIDAY IN A BOX. br /SO WHAT IF SOME OF THE REVIEWERS FELL ASLEEP,SO WOULD I IF I HAD A PROVENCIAL MISTRAL TICKLING MY WEARY BROW.BUY IT,CUDDLE IT AND GET A WARM SMILE BACK ON YOUR FACE. A refreshing movie June 24, 2009 Valerie J. (West Yorks, UK) 2 out of 2 found this review helpful I didn't know what to expect when I bought this movie. I like Russell Crowe but had no idea he could be so funny! He was such a selfish prat for much of the movie and yet I could not dislike him and couldn't stop laughing. I don't need to tell you the storyline, that is covered already under the main Review but this is genuinely is a feel good movie and well worth watching more than once. If you are feeling a bit low, this should lift your spirits. :) A good Year May 17, 2009 Moonlight (Surrey, England) 1 out of 1 found this review helpful I was pleased with this film. br /It was funny showed you the life of France. I thought Russell Crowe was very funny in it. It is about a high flyer in the stock market who changed his life (Russell Crowe). I can't say much more or it will spoil it for you. Very funny down to earth. Enjoy it. A real littel gem! July 13, 2009 AethelwulfKing (West Country, UK.) 1 out of 1 found this review helpful Heart-warming and gentle...full of atmosphere and beautifully filmed. This film is a real gem. I heartily recommend it! Showing reviews 1-5 of 55 1 2 3 4 5 6 ...11 Next »

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