Napa Valley - La grande annata

Mettiamola così: in una vallata della California tutti coltivano la vite ma ottengono pochi risultati qualitativi, c'è un figlio capellone biondo (il film è ambientato a metà anni '70), un padre separato e rustico che risolve le questioni con veri e propri incontri bi boxe col già nominato figlio (è una delle intuizioni migliori del film); ad un certo [...] Vai alla recensione »

Film più che discreto, con attori credibili e una storia davvero curiosa, ottima la ricostruzione del periodo storico, gli anni '70 vissuti nella West Coast a stelle e strisce.

Remember how silly it was that "Searching for Bobby Fischer" tried to make chess exciting by ratcheting up the sound effects as the players slammed their pieces down? Well, perhaps "Bottle Shock" could have used something as absurd to make wine tasting seem interesting. Set primarily in the Napa Valley of the 1970s, "Bottle Shock" tries to involve the viewer in the Miracle on Ice of the wine world, [...] Vai alla recensione »

“Bottle Shock,” an easygoing little movie, made with more affection than skill, takes us back to the days when men wore loud plaid suits and people who were serious about wine sneered at the very mention of California. Sticking reasonably close to the historical record, the director, Randall Miller (who wrote the screenplay with his wife, Jody Savin, and Ross Schwartz), reconstructs a watershed moment [...] Vai alla recensione »

Be on the lookout for Bottle Shock, a hugely entertaining movie that scored at Sundance and the film festival circuit. It's a winner. And not just for oenophiles. Director Randall Miller, who co-wrote the script with his wife Jody Savin, keeps the plot brimming with spirit and wit. The focal point is a historic 1976 blind wine tasting in Paris in which wines from California's Napa Valley scored a shocking [...] Vai alla recensione »