Mondovino (2004)

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Director:

Jonathan Nossiter

Writer:

Jonathan Nossiter (writer)

Release Date:

3 November 2004 (Belgium)

Genre:

Documentary

Plot:

A documentary on the impact of globalization on the world's different wine regions.

Plot Keywords:

Wine | Globalization | Agriculture | Big Business | Vineyard

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Albiera Antinori	...	Herself
Allegra Antinori	...	Herself
Lodovico Antinori	...	Himself
Piero Antinori	...	Himself
Isanette Bianchetti	...	Herself
Jean-Charles Boisset	...	Himself
Marchioness Bona	...	Herself
Michael Broadbent	...	Himself
Antonio Cabezas	...	Himself
Battista Columbu	...	Herself
Lina Columbu	...	Herself
Xavier de Eizaguirre	...	Himself
Alix de Montille	...	Herself
Etienne de Montille	...	Himself
Hubert de Montille	...	Himself
Arnaldo Etchart	...	Himself (grandfather)
Marco Etchart	...	Himself
Salvatore Ferragamo	...	Himself
Marquis Dino Frescobaldi	...	Himself
Aime Guibert	...	Himself
Bill Harlan	...	Himself
Yvonne Hegoburu	...	Herself
Patrick Léon	...	Himself
Bernard Magrez	...	Himself
Margrit Mondavi	...	Herself
Michael Mondavi	...	Himself
Robert Mondavi	...	Himself
Tim Mondavi	...	Himself
Jonathan Nossiter	...	Himself
Robert Parker	...	Himself
Michel Rolland	...	Himself
Neal Rosenthal	...	Himself
James Suckling	...	Himself
Inaldo Tedesco	...	Himself
Jean-Luc Thunevin	...	Himself
Massimo Vinci	...	Himself
Patrizia Vinci	...	Herself
Marquis Vittorio	...	Himself

Directed by
Jonathan Nossiter

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Jonathan Nossiter		writer

Produced by
Emmanuel Giraud	....	producer
Catherine Hannoun	....	executive producer
Jonathan Nossiter	....	producer
Juan Pittaluga	....	associate producer
Ricardo Preve	....	co-producer
Michel Saint-Jean	....	co-producer
Tommaso Vergallo	....	associate producer

Cinematography by
Jonathan Nossiter

Film Editing by
Jonathan Nossiter

Production Management
François Drouot	....	production manager
Rodolphe Risse	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Laurent Gorse	....	assistant director

Sound Department
Nostradine Benguezzou	....	sound
Juan Pittaluga	....	sound

Camera and Electrical Department
Juan Pittaluga	....	additional camera operator
Stephanie Pommez	....	assistant camera
Stephanie Pommez	....	co-camera operator

Editorial Department
Serge Anthony	....	color timer
Angelo Cosimano	....	post-production
François Dupuy	....	post-production
Juan Eveno	....	post-production
Madeleine Gavin	....	consultant: editing
Gustavo Pizzi	....	post-production
Toby Ridgway	....	post-production

Other crew
Guillaume Lips	....	digital grader
Gustavo Pizzi	....	pre-production assistant
Marie Sonne-Jensen	....	production assistant

Thanks
Karim Ainouz	....	special thanks
Oren Moverman	....	special thanks
Ira Sachs	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Diaphana Films (co-production)
• Goatworks Films
• Les Films de la Croisade
• Ricardo Preve Films (co-production)

Distributors

• 791 Cine (2006) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Cinequanon (2005) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Diaphana Films (France) (theatrical)
• RCV Film Distribution (2004) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• THINKFilm (2005) (USA) (theatrical)
• BIM Distribuzione (2005) (Italy) (all media)
• EuroVideo (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
• Four Films (2007) (Chile) (DVD)
• Sagrera TV (2006) (Spain) (all media)

Also Known As:

Mondovino (Argentina)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for brief pin-up nudity.

Runtime:

135 min | France:159 min

Country:

Argentina | France | Italy | USA

Language:

English | French | Italian | Spanish | Portuguese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Spain:T | Argentina:Atp | UK:PG | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | USA:PG-13 | Australia:PG | Netherlands:AL | Sweden:Btl | Brazil:Livre

Company:

Diaphana Films

Interesting, real, compassionate and full of dogs :-)

Just saw this movie 2 days ago. A very interesting look at people and our world through the world of wine. I have no special interest in wine, and yet I found this very enlightening. The director gave me the impression that he has the ability to show people as they are. While he exposes a lot of things that are below the surface he manages not to take a stand and leave that for the viewer. He shows a lot of compassion to people (and dogs) and sympathy and let people tell their story and in the same time exposes what they don't want to tell.

The movie shows us where our world is going to, what are the benefits and what is the heavy price we pay. It is a movie about the love of wine and the love of making it big, personal and global, character and formula.

The real stars of the people for me are the older wine makers with their disillusioned look at the world and themselves.

It takes some time to get use to the hectic camera moves and editing, but it's worth it.

Highly recommended.