Farming movies (mostly wine)
by zachos_pttp | created - 03 Feb 2015 | updated - 03 Feb 2015 | PublicAkolouthoun tainies gia tin ypaithro, to krasi, to elaiolado, ton kopo tis agrotias, ton agona gia ti diasosi oswn agapame kai tin omorfia tis zois konta sti fysi. Xronologika.
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1. The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
Passed | 129 min | Drama
An Oklahoma family, driven off their farm by the poverty and hopelessness of the Dust Bowl, joins the westward migration to California, suffering the misfortunes of the homeless in the Great Depression.
Director: John Ford | Stars: Henry Fonda, Jane Darwell, John Carradine, Charley Grapewin
Votes: 99,852 | Gross: $0.06M
must see
2. This Earth Is Mine (1959)
Approved | 124 min | Drama, Romance
During Prohibition, Englishwoman Elizabeth Rambeau joins her winemaking California family, but while some see her as an unwanted "poor relation," others covet her affections, including her troublemaker playboy cousin John Rambeau.
Director: Henry King | Stars: Rock Hudson, Jean Simmons, Claude Rains, Dorothy McGuire
Votes: 519
3. The Secret of Santa Vittoria (1969)
PG-13 | 139 min | Comedy, Drama, War
During WWII in Italy, a wine-producing village hides a million bottles from the Germans
Director: Stanley Kramer | Stars: Anthony Quinn, Anna Magnani, Virna Lisi, Hardy Krüger
Votes: 4,156 | Gross: $2.50M
4. Days of Heaven (1978)
PG | 94 min | Drama, Romance
A hot-tempered farm laborer convinces the woman he loves to marry their rich but dying boss so that they can have a claim to his fortune.
Director: Terrence Malick | Stars: Richard Gere, Brooke Adams, Sam Shepard, Linda Manz
Votes: 62,650
5. Places in the Heart (1984)
PG | 111 min | Drama
In central Texas in the 1930s, a widow with two small children tries to save her small 40-acre farm with the help of a blind boarder and an itinerant black handyman.
Director: Robert Benton | Stars: Sally Field, Lindsay Crouse, Ed Harris, Amy Madigan
Votes: 13,444 | Gross: $34.90M
must see
6. Country (1984)
PG | 105 min | Drama
Gilbert Ivy and his wife Jewell are farmers. They seem to be working against the odds, producing no financial surplus. Gilbert has lost hope of ever becoming prosperous, but his wife ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Pearce | Stars: Jessica Lange, Sam Shepard, Wilford Brimley, Matt Clark
Votes: 2,234 | Gross: $9.64M
7. The River (1984)
PG-13 | 124 min | Drama
A farming family battles severe storms, while taking a valiant stand against a bank foreclosure and a powerful land grabber.
Director: Mark Rydell | Stars: Mel Gibson, Sissy Spacek, Shane Bailey, Becky Jo Lynch
Votes: 7,633 | Gross: $11.49M
8. Lorenzo's Oil (1992)
PG-13 | 129 min | Biography, Drama
Lorenzo Odone, a Virginia 5-year-old, develops a degenerative nerve disease so rare that nobody is working on a cure, so his parents decide to immerse themselves in research and tackle the problem themselves.
Director: George Miller | Stars: Nick Nolte, Susan Sarandon, Peter Ustinov, Kathleen Wilhoite
Votes: 24,011 | Gross: $7.29M
9. Through the Olive Trees (1994)
G | 103 min | Drama
A depiction of the off-screen relationship between the actors who play the newlyweds in the film And Life Goes On (1992).
Director: Abbas Kiarostami | Stars: Mohamad Ali Keshavarz, Farhad Kheradmand, Zarifeh Shiva, Hossein Rezai
Votes: 9,963 | Gross: $0.04M
Bizzar cult movie. Need subtitles.
10. A Walk in the Clouds (1995)
PG-13 | 102 min | Drama, Romance
Paul Sutton, a young married soldier, befriends a pregnant lady who is petrified her father will disown her, and agrees to pose as her boyfriend. As time passes, they start growing fond of each other.
Director: Alfonso Arau | Stars: Keanu Reeves, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Anthony Quinn, Giancarlo Giannini
Votes: 36,575 | Gross: $50.01M
must see
11. Sideways (2004)
R | 127 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Two men reaching middle age with not much to show but disappointment embark on a week-long road trip through California's wine country, just as one is about to take a trip down the aisle.
Director: Alexander Payne | Stars: Paul Giamatti, Thomas Haden Church, Virginia Madsen, Sandra Oh
Votes: 204,050 | Gross: $71.50M
Did not like...
12. Mondovino (2004)
PG-13 | 135 min | Documentary
A documentary on the impact of globalization on the world's different wine regions.
Director: Jonathan Nossiter | Stars: Albiera Antinori, Allegra Antinori, Lodovico Antinori, Piero Antinori
Votes: 1,506 | Gross: $0.21M
Documentary movie. Interesting
13. A Good Year (2006)
PG-13 | 117 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A British investment broker inherits his uncle's chateau and vineyard in Provence, where he spent much of his childhood. He discovers a new laid-back lifestyle as he tries to renovate the estate to be sold.
Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Russell Crowe, Abbie Cornish, Albert Finney, Marion Cotillard
Votes: 101,272 | Gross: $7.46M
must see
14. Bottle Shock (2008)
PG-13 | 110 min | Comedy, Drama
The story of the early days of California wine making featuring the now infamous, blind Paris wine tasting of 1976 that has come to be known as "Judgment of Paris".
Director: Randall Miller | Stars: Chris Pine, Alan Rickman, Bill Pullman, Dennis Farina
Votes: 17,902 | Gross: $4.04M
15. A Heavenly Vintage (2009)
R | 121 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
In 19th century France, a peasant winemaker endeavors to create the perfect vintage.
Director: Niki Caro | Stars: Jérémie Renier, Keisha Castle-Hughes, Vania Vilers, Eric Godon
Votes: 981
16. You Will Be My Son (2011)
R | 102 min | Drama, Thriller
Paul has no faith in his son, Martin, to inherit his prestigious family wine estate. Paul dreams of a harder-working, successful son - a dream that one day seemingly materializes when he meets Philippe, the son of his dying estate manager.
Director: Gilles Legrand | Stars: Niels Arestrup, Lorànt Deutsch, Patrick Chesnais, Anne Marivin
Votes: 1,177 | Gross: $0.25M
interesting
17. SOMM (2012)
Not Rated | 94 min | Documentary
Four sommeliers attempt to pass the prestigious Master Sommelier exam, a test with one of the lowest pass rates in the world.
Director: Jason Wise | Stars: Bo Barrett, Shayn Bjornholm, Dave Cauble, Ian Cauble
Votes: 4,988 | Gross: $0.17M
Documentary movie
18. Red Obsession (2013)
Not Rated | 75 min | Documentary, History, News
The great chateaux of Bordeaux struggle to accommodate the voracious appetite for their rare, expensive wines, which have become a powerful status symbol in booming China.
Directors: David Roach, Warwick Ross | Stars: Russell Crowe, Sara Eisen, Debra Meiburg
Votes: 1,384 | Gross: $0.01M
Documentary movie
19. A Year in Burgundy (2013)
Not Rated | 91 min | Documentary, Drama, Family
The film follows seven wine-making families in the Burgundy region of France through the course of a full year, and delves into the cultural and creative process of making wine, as well as ... See full summary »
Director: David Kennard | Star: Martine Saunier
Votes: 596
Documentary movie
20. My Summer in Provence (2014)
PG-13 | 105 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Lea, Adrian, and their little brother Theo, born deaf, go on holiday in Provence with their grandfather, Paul "Oliveron" they never met because of a family quarrel. Unfortunately, it is not... See full summary »
Director: Rose Bosch | Stars: Jean Reno, Anna Galiena, Chloé Jouannet, Hugo Dessioux
Votes: 4,074
must see
21. The Billionaire's Vinegar
Drama | Announced
A drama based on the true-life scandal that ensued when bottles of wine purported to have been owned by Thomas Jefferson were called fakes -- after they had been bought for a half-million dollars by billionaire Bill Koch.
Star: Matthew McConaughey
to be produced
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