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''A Good Year'' is a 2006 Romantic Comedy Film set in Provence , in southeastern France . It is directed by Ridley Scott . It reunites him with star Russell Crowe , whom he directed in '' Gladiator '', and co-stars Albert Finney . Fox 2000 Pictures distributed the film. PLOT Based on author Peter Mayle 's international bestseller of the same name, ''A Good Year'' stars Russell Crowe as Max Skinner ( Freddie Highmore plays him as a child), a cunning Investment expert who, after learning his beloved Uncle Henry ( Albert Finney ) has died without a Last Will And Testament , travels from London to Provence to visit the gorgeous, if overgrown Vineyard he's inherited. Slowly, the Women (especially Fanny Chenal, played by Marion Cotillard , the sultry owner of the local Café ), Wine , and Mediterranean Climate transforms him from a soulless, unloved miser into a warm-hearted man able to appreciate the world he's let pass by him far too long. CAST PRODUCTION NOTE The vineyard scenes were filmed at Château La Canorgue during the 2005 harvest in the Luberon area of Provence. J. Mautner "Luberon is the Next Wine Region on the Big Screen" ''Wine Spectator'' Nov. 30th, 2006 RECEPTION The film was badly received by critics and (as of January 2007) has estimated losses of around $20 million, being a commercial failure. But in actuality it grossed $40 million world wide and an additional $15 million from DVD sales, making a total of $55 million. That means it had a profit of $25 million since production cost was $30 million. In the US and UK, critics savaged Crowe's performance as miscast and in France it was attacked as cliché-ridden.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6230443.stm However, some reviewers found it romantic and beautiful.
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