A Good Year (2006)


A Good Year
Release Date09 September 2006
Budget$35,000,000
US Box Office$7,000,000
TaglineEverything matures... eventually.
GenreComedy, Drama, Romance
CountryUSA
UK
Filming LocationsAlbion Riverside, Battersea, London, England, UK
LanguageEnglish, French, Russian
Sound MixDTS, Dolby
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassComedy of Manners
Niche GenreComedy Drama
ThemesFish Out of Water, Existential Crisis, Starting Over, Inheritance at Stake
TonesNostalgic, Sentimental, Heartwarming
TagsFrance, Land Rights, Vineyard, Winemaker, Winery

A Good Year is a 2006 British romantic comedy film, set in London and Provence. It was directed by Ridley Scott, with an international cast including Russell Crowe, Marion Cotillard, Didier Bourdon, Abbie Cornish and Albert Finney. It is based on the 2004 novel of the same name by British author Peter Mayle.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Max Skinner

Fanny Chenal

Uncle Henry Skinner

Young Max Skinner

Kenny

Charlie Willis

Ben Righton
Trader #1

Patrick Kennedy
Trader #2

Ali Rhodes
20-Something Beauty

Bert the Doorman

Nila Aalia
Newscaster #1

Stephen Hudson
Newscaster #2

Maitre D'

Lionel Briand
Rental Car Employee

Maria Papas
Gemma's Friend

Francis Duflot

Isabelle Candelier
Ludivine Duflot

Sir Nigel

Igor Panich
Russian Couple #1

Oleg Sosnovikov
Russian Couple #2

Magali Woch
Secretary

Nathalie Auzet

Jacques Herlin
Papa Duflot

Christie Roberts

Catriona MacColl
English Couple #1

Patrick Payet
English Couple #2

Félicité Du Jeu
Hostess

Mitchell Mullen
American Customer #1

Judy Dickerson
American Customer #2

Gilles Gaston-Dreyfus
Oenologue

Philippe Méry
Chateau Buyer

Dominique Laurent
Chateau Buyer

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

Hélène Cardona

Jean-Louis Darville

Neil Dickson

Jean Gilpin

Nicholas Guest

Patrick Hillan

Frank Isles

Peter Lavin

Caitlin McKenna-Wilkinson

Paula J. Newman

Moira Quirk

Valeria Milenka Repnau

Jean-Michel Richaud

Ian Ruskin

Linda Sans

Bruno Stephane

Karen Strassman

Jean-Paul Vignon

Director

Writer

Marc Klein

Peter Mayle

Producer

Mark Allan
line producer: France

Lisa Ellzey
executive producer

executive producer

Julie Payne
executive producer

Guy Pechard
executive producer

producer

Erin Upson
co-producer

Original Music

Cinematographer

Philippe Le Sourd

Editor

Dody Dorn
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Robb Sullivan

Casting Director

Antoinette Boulat
-

Jina Jay
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Production Designer

Sonja Klaus
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Art Director

Robert Cowper
-

Frederic Evard
-

Set Decorator

Bárbara Pérez-Solero
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Costume Designer

Catherine Leterrier
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Makeup Department

Pascale Bouquière
makeup artist: London

Anita Burger
hair stylist: London

Hayat Ouled Dahhou
key hair stylist

Karen Dawson
hair stylist, makeup artist

Giancarlo De Leonardis
wigs

Raffaella Iorio
makeup artist

Melissa Lackersteen
makeup artist: London

Daniele Perosillo
hair stylist

Alessio Pompei
hair stylist

Alessandra Sampaolo
makeup artist

Fabrizio Sforza
key makeup artist

Carla Vicenzino
makeup artist: London

Production Manager

Mark Allan
unit production manager

Rémi Bergman
production manager

Teresa Kelly
post-production supervisor

Vincent Lefeuvre
assistant unit manager

unit production manager

Jean-Patrick Nourricier
unit manager trainee

Emily Stillman
production manager: UK

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Tarik Ait Ben Ali
third assistant director

Dan Channing-Williams
crowd assistant director

Carolyn Park-Chapman
crowd assistant director: UK

Emilie Cherpitel
second assistant director

David Decio
additional third assistant director: London

Eliot Mathews
second second assistant director

Frédéric Millet
assistant director

Cian O'Clery
third assistant director

Bonnie Pirès
assistant director

Darin Rivetti
first assistant director

Anthony Wilcox
second assistant director: UK

Art Department

Olivier Breban
drapery

Tristan Carlisle-Kitz
stand-by props

Anthony Caron-Delion
stand-by art director

Stéphane Cressend
property master

Emmanuel Delis
props chargehand

Frédéric DeVilliers
drapery

Sarah Duncan
assistant buyer

Luke Edwards
set decorating assistant

Matthew Foster
property master

Jean-Luc Fouvet
carpenter

Samuel Garcin
construction runner

Jean-Claude Giusti
construction chargehand

Daniel Hoffmann
construction coordinator

Alexis Imbert
props

Coralie Lew
graphic designer

James Newell
painter foreman

Julie Pitt
assistant set decorator

Derek Reddington
stand-by carpenter

Lydie Rugiero
art department assistant

Amy Simons
art department coordinator

Hugo Slight
construction manager

Nick Turnbull
property master

Lloyd Vincent
supervising prop dresser

Dicken Warner
head greensman

Krissi Williamson
production buyer

Frédéric Jourdan
carpenter

Sound Department

Christopher Assells
sound effects editor

Karen M. Baker
supervising sound editor

Kerry Ann Carmean
sound effects editor

Derek Casari
adr engineer

Samuel Cohen
sound, boom operator

Dino Dimuro
sound effects editor

Ivan Dumas
additional assistant sound

Dawn Fintor
foley artist

Patrick J. Foley
dialog editor

Tim Gomillion
sound recordist

Chris Goodes
adr recordist

Per Hallberg
supervising sound editor

Dan Hegeman
sound effects editor

Doug Hemphill
sound mixer

Craig S. Jaeger
supervising foley editor

Chris Jargo
supervising adr editor

Kimaree Long
adr editor

Paul Massey
sound re-recording mixer

Philip D. Morrill
assistant sound editor

Jean-Paul Mugel
production sound mixer

Chris Murphy
assistant sound

Tony Negrete
assistant sound editor

Troy Porter
adr mixer

Charleen Richards
adr mixer

Dennis Rogers
sound recordist

Frederick H. Stahly
foley editor

Peter Staubli
sound effects editor

Greg Steele
adr mixer

William Stein
re-recording engineer

Alicia Stevenson
foley artist

John C. Stuver
dialogue editor

Greg Zimmerman
adr recordist

John Soukup
sound transfer

Special Effects

Steve Benelisha
special effects technician

David Brighton
special effects lead senior technician

Manex Efrem
special effects senior technician

Dave Poole
senior special effects technician

Steven Warner
special effects supervisor

Visual Effects

Dick Edwards
visual effects supervisor: Invisible Effects

Wesley Sewell
visual effects supervisor

Stunts

Caroline Bouffard
stunts

Alexis Boutiere
stunts

David Forax
stunts

Alain Gaudiard
stunts

Philippe Guégan
stunt coordinator

Jules Madi
stunts

Ksénia Zarouba
stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

Franck Barrault
gaffer

François Bert
key grip

Bruno Bimbard
generator operator

Josh Breckeen
best boy: London

Julian Bucknall
first assistant camera: "a" camera, London

Toby Eedy
second assistant camera: London

Tristan Favre
additional first assistant camera

Gil Fontbonne
key grip

James Foster
central camera loader: London

Tristan Haley
daily clapper loader: UK

Robert Hamilton
video technician

Paul Hatchman
grip: London

Frédéric Hauss
camera loader

Philippe Janois
best boy grip

Philippe Leroy
electrician

Philip Lozano
additional assistant camera

Roger McDonald
additional camera operator

Gregory Pagnier
video assist

Rod Patterson
assistant grip

Lionel Pedro
second assistant camera: "b" camera

Yvan Quehec
best boy electric

Marco Sacerdoti
focus puller: first camera, third camera operator

Tom Scott
rigger

Vince Shaw
stand-by rigger

Basil Smith
second assistant camera: "a" camera, additional first assistant camera

Leah Striker
first assistant camera

Rico Torres
still photographer

Richard Weber
lighting technician

Jörg Widmer
camera operator, Steadicam operator

Harry Wiggins
gaffer: UK

Animation Department

Johnny Wong
animator

Hiroshi Endo
animator: title animation

Casting Department

Frederic Bacchi
assistant extras casting

Dixie Chassay
casting associate

Lucky Englander
casting: Austria/Germany

Kasia Krynska
casting assistant: france

Caitlin McKenna-Wilkinson
adr voice casting

Michael Laguens
additional casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Michael Castellano
costumer: Russell Crowe

Céline Collobert
dresser

Lee Croucher
costume supervisor

Corinne Fulconis
costumes

Andrew Hunt
costume assistant

Camille Janbon
assistant costume designer

Camille Joste
head textile artist

Karen Muller Serreau
wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department

Philippe Akoka
editorial coordinator: France

Emily Aulagnon
assistant editor

Gary Burritt
negative cutter

Quinby Chunn
editorial assistant

Jo Dixon
film assistant: london

Emmanuel Fleury
editorial assistant

Céline Kélépikis
assistant editor

Skip Kimball
digital intermediate colorist

Jim Passon
color timer

Robb Sullivan
editor

Debra L. Tennant
first assistant editor

Yon Van Kline
assistant editor

Zara Roberts
digital intermediate producer

Music Department

Christopher Benstead
music editor

Thomas Bowes
orchestra leader

Peter Cobbin
score recordist, score mixer

Bruce Fowler
orchestrator

Vic Fraser
music preparation

Isobel Griffiths
orchestra contractor

conductor

Goh Nakamura
musician: guitar, vocals

Joel J. Richard
music programmer

Del Spiva
music editor

Jill Streeter
music preparation

music supervisor

Charlotte Trinder
assistant orchestra contractor

David Walter
technical assistant to composer

Transportation Department

Stéphan Arnoux
transportation

Gerry Gore
transportation captain

Nicolas Piechaczek
transportation co-captain

Olivier Suffert
production driver: Ridley Scott

Other Crew

Mustafha Addouda
bodyguard: Russell Crowe

Segolene Amice
production secretary

Mallorie Ballestra-Duquesnoy
location assistant

Linzi Baltrunas
assistant location manager: UK

Fred Baron
production executive

Jeremy Bau
assistant location manager

Andrea Bichi
assistant: Russell Crowe

Penelope Bischoff
production assistant

Rino Bonavita
assistant accountant

Andy Brunskill
stand-in: Mr. Spall

Donna Casey
assistant accountant: UK

Nikki Clapp
script supervisor

Laurence Coutaud-Garnier
production coordinator

Maureen 'Mo' Crutchfield
production accountant

Joelle Cugny
craft service

Matt Dalton
accountant: UK

David Decio
stand-in: Tom Hollander

Bruno De Oliva
assistant: Russell Crowe

Judy Dickerson
dialogue coach: Russell Crowe

Gaetan Dinon
assistant location manager

Scott Eaton
rushes runner

Patrick Fox
production runner

Fiona Garland
production coordinator: London

Marco Giacalone
location supervisor

John Gibbs
medic

Gary Gillingham
production controller

Alex Gladstone
location manager

Leo Haidar
legal counsel

Lucy Hassan
stand-in: Archie Panjabi

Mark Hopkins
set runner

Sophie Hortal-Day
production assistant

Pascal Jouval
production assistant

Tilu Khalayi
assistant post-production accountant

Bernard Lamy
production accountant

Eric Leblond
production assistant

Natascha Maksimovic
assistant: Mr. Scott

Ernie Malik
unit publicist

Gabriel Mamruth
production accountant

Berenice Moliere
craft service

Astrid Monarque
assistant accountant

Helen Olive
assistant: Branko Lustig

David Oliver
stand-in: Russell Crowe

Sebastien Ordonez
production assistant

Synderella Peng
title designer

Amelia Price
production secretary: UK

Matthew Ripley
production runner

Ryan Robertson
main title producer

Keith Rodger
assistant: Russell Crowe

David Roker
assistant to producer

Géraldine Sérafini
assistant to producer

Asha Sharma
daily location assistant: London

Jordan Sheehan
assistant: Ridley Scott

Neville Shulman
special advisor: Ridley Scott

Joel Silverman
dog handler

Tom Stourton
assistant location manager

Susan Weeks
lead tutor

Johnny Wong
title designer: main titles

Garson Yu
title designer

Thierry Zemmour
location manager

Darren Helman
location assistant

Craig John Robinson
location assistant

Howard R. Schuster
financing

Production Company

Fox 2000 Pictures

Scott Free Productions
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Distributor

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Fox 2000 Pictures

20th Century Fox

20th Century Fox de Argentina

Fox-Warner

Gemini Film

Odeon
,

20th Century Fox Home Entertainment

Oxygen Media

RTL Entertainment

Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment Germany

Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment

Special Effects

Invisible Effects

Miscellaneous

20th Century Fox Studios
post-production facilities

Abbey Road Studios
music recorded and mixed at

Audiolink Radio Communications
walkie talkiesmobiles

Bloomberg L.P.
thanks

Casting Collective
extras casting

Compuhire
computer and video playback

DeLuxe Laboratories
color and prints

ESPN Enterprises
footage courtesy of

Gearbox Sound and Vision
additional ProTools systems supplied by

Isobel Griffiths Limited
orchestra contractor

Legacy Records
soundtrack

Media Safety
health & safety

Modern VideoFilm
digital intermediate

Radical Media
production services: France

Scarlet Letters
end title crawl

Sony Music Soundtrax
soundtrack

Trans World International
footage courtesy of

yU+Co.
main and end title sequence






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