This sweet, sentimental drama by French filmmaker Cédric Klapisch serves up a gorgeous travelogue of the winemaking life through the seasons of a family vineyard that is set against the gentle melodrama of three siblings who inherit their father's legacy along with a big bill. Jean (Pio Marmaï), the eldest, is the prodigal son returning after 10 years in Australia (where he runs a vineyard with the mother of his child), who wants to sell it all. Sister Juliette (Ana Girardot), who took over as heir apparent to their father's management of the business, wants to keep it but is unsure of her own ability to rise to the challenge of being the boss. Jeremie (François Civil), the youngest, has married into a rival wine family with a bigger business and a track record of safe, uncomplicated vintages with mass appeal. All three face decisions about their own futures, but the film is just as much about the activity of a vineyard through the seasons, from one harvest to the next, with almost documentary detail. A warmly engaging film about family bonds that also celebrates the winemaking culture of France's beautiful Burgundy region, this is highly recommended. (S. Axmaker)
Back to Burgundy
Music Box, 113 min., in French & English w/English subtitles, not rated, DVD: $29.99 Volume 33, Issue 5
Back to Burgundy
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