At Sachem Farm (1998)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Director:

John Huddles

Writer:

John Huddles (written by)

Release Date:

2 May 2001 (France)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Ross, a self-absorbed and determined young man, plans to sell off his family's priceless wine collection...

Plot Keywords:

Independent Film

Cast

Minnie Driver	...	Kendal
Nigel Hawthorne	...	Uncle Cullen
Rufus Sewell	...	Ross
Amelia Heinle	...	Laurie
Michael E. Rodgers	...	Paul
Keone Young	...	Mr. Tang
Gregory Sporleder	...	Tom
Chalvay Srichoom	...	Cha
Elizabeth Tsing	...	Maya
Jim Beaver	...	Foreman
Greg Grunberg	...	Delivery Man
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Julieanne Young	...	Bar Patron (as Julieanne Younghans)

Also Known As:

Higher Love (USA) (cable TV title)
Trade Winds
Uncorked (USA) (video title)

MPAA:

Rated PG for some language.

Runtime:

106 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

France:U | Iceland:L | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Simi Valley, California, USA

Company:

Itasca Pictures

Trivia:

Director John Huddles told producer 'Dan Grodnik' they shouldn't shoot the film in March especially in the hills because of the severe rains that were forecast. Grodnik said he only had a small window of availability for Minnie Driver and had to schedule the film for that time. Grodnik went on to tell Huddles not to worry about a little rain. One rainy afternoon Grodnik got a call from his line producer saying the weather had become impossible to shoot in. Grodnik told him to continue anyway. The line producer said he would like to but the grip truck just washed away down a gully.

Quotes:

Kendal: Ross! There's a disaster brewing on the roof!

I loved Nigel Hawthorne in the movie!

First of all I must admit that I am a great admirer of Rufus Sewell. That was the main reason I couldn't hardly contain myself when this was finally released in the U.S. as Uncorked. I would not however, be so biased as not to include Nigel Hawthorne in this comment.

The story was cute, I must say a little girlie, but definitely not like every other movie. Nigel Hawthorne as Uncle Cullen was probably my favorite part of the movie. His ability to be completely impossible to all the other character, with out making him any less likable was amazing. Of course all the performances were great, his just really stood out.

My favorite part of the entire movie though, was within the first five minutes. It was an exchange between the characters Mr. Tan and Ross regarding a straw. It sounds a little strange, but that just cracked me the heck up.

Overall I would just like to say that the wait for it to come to the U.S. was totally worth it, and I would recommend it to anyone.