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Mondovino

February 14, 2024

Mondovino (Italian: World of Wine) is a 2004 documentary film on the impact of globalization on the world's different wine regions written and directed by American film maker Jonathan Nossiter. It was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival[1] and a César Award.

Mondovino
Directed byJonathan Nossiter
Written byJonathan Nossiter
Produced byJonathan Nossiter
Emmanuel Giraud
StarringRobert Parker
Michel Rolland
Distributed byTHINKFilm
Release dates
Running time
135 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesEnglish, French

The film explores the impact of globalization on the various wine-producing regions, and the influence of critics like Robert Parker and consultants like Michel Rolland in defining an international style. It pits the ambitions of large, multinational wine producers, in particular Robert Mondavi, against the small, single estate wineries who have traditionally boasted wines with individual character driven by their terroir.

Mondovino was originally intended to be a two-month affair as a break between feature projects upon the completion of Nossiter's film Signs and Wonders (2000). The film gave Nossiter a chance to utilize his knowledge as a trained sommelier from his time working at Balthazar in New York as well as an opportunity to visit some of the great wine regions of the world.

Production edit

Mondovino was filmed with a hand held Sony PD-150 digital camcorder over the course of 4 years by Jonathan Nossiter with the assistance of Uruguayan filmmaker Juan Pittaluga and documentary photographer Stephanie Pommez for a budget around $400,000. Over 500 hours of original film was shot at locations in seven countries on three continents in five languages (French, Italian, Spanish, English and Portuguese). The footage from the handheld DV was blown up and transferred to 35 mm by Tommaso Vergallo.

The film was shot entirely in single camera, about 60% of the time operated by Nossiter with the camera on his hip while he is conversing with the subject. The film features no narration. The cinematography does frequently employ "intense" zooms, sometimes right up to the subject's eyeballs, which Nossiter explains as a necessary means to keep the handheld camera in focus.[2]

Mondovino opened in France November 3, 2004 and received mostly positive reviews among film critics and much buzz (both positive and negative) among the French wine industry. It was later released in the United Kingdom on December 10 of that year and in U.S. release March 23, 2005. On July 12, 2005, the DVD version was released, including Director Commentary as well as a Bonus featurette Quo Vademus?, an episode of a ten-hour television series that is scheduled for an eventual DVD release of its own.

Film festivals edit

Mondovino earned a rare competition slot in the Official Selection of the 2004 Cannes Film Festival, one of only four documentaries ever nominated for the Palme d'Or in the history of the festival. This is the third major competition selection for Jonathan Nossiter, with Signs & Wonders in Berlin in 2000 and Sunday, winner of the Sundance Film Festival in 1997. Mondovino was promoted to its competition slot from a non competitive category just hours before the deadline by Cannes artistic director Thierry Frémaux. In May 2004, it was featured at Cannes with a run time of 2 hours 49 minutes. The film was edited down to 2 hrs 15 minutes after the screening.

Other notable Film Festivals that featured Mondovino and subsequent nominations, honors and awards

Critical review edit

In the US, Mondovino received mostly positive reviews with 70% positive rating given by film critics featured on the website Rotten Tomatoes.[3] Some notable reviews:

  • Peter Travers, Rolling Stone: "Although Nossiter set out merely to find the characters behind the wine industry, he ended up with a poignant look at some important issues, including deforestation, the corporation versus the independent company and even communism. The result is an inside examination of a world very few people see."[4]
  • Wesley Morris, Boston Globe: "But what is it that Nossiter wants us to know about this world and its inhabitants? We visit lots of places but what do we see? The indictments, recriminations, and musings just sit there, and the movie feels incomplete and uncentered. It's like a grand magazine profile that's all reportage and absolutely no prose."[5]
  • Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune: "It's shot simply and cheaply, a model of how to use the new, lightweight equipment and shooting methods. But it's such a knowledgeable work and so pleasantly obsessed with its subject that it will interest even audiences whose attraction to wine is only casual. And it may, like "Sideways," make you a little thirstier when it's over."[6]
  • Peter DeBruge, Miami Herald: "Mondovino is an earnest but unfocused attempt to rescue winemaking from the hands of profit-mongering capitalists. Too passive-aggressive to qualify as a proper exposé, the movie suggests the world has lost the art of appreciating fine wines, thanks to the proliferation of a popular American style in which the flavor imparted by new wood barrels overpowers the individual terroir, or region-specific quality, that gives each wine its personality."[7]

Vineyard locations in Mondovino edit

(In order of appearance in film)

References edit

  1. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Mondovino". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-11-30.
  2. ^ filmmakermagazine.com, Film Maker Magazine, "The Terroirist"
  3. ^ rottentomatoes.com Mondovino Reviews
  4. ^ rollingstone.com March 24, 2005
  5. ^ boston.com Boston Globe, "Film on winemaking is juicy but cloudy" April 15, 2005
  6. ^ chicagotribune.com Chicago Tribune, "Movie review: 'Mondovino'" 2007-01-28 at the Wayback Machine May 12, 2005
  7. ^ miami.com Miami Herald, "Not the grapes of wrath, but earnest" Archived 2007-06-23 at archive.today July 28, 2005

External links edit

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Mondovino Italian World of Wine is a 2004 documentary film on the impact of globalization on the world s different wine regions written and directed by American film maker Jonathan Nossiter It was nominated for the Palme d Or at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival 1 and a Cesar Award MondovinoDirected byJonathan NossiterWritten byJonathan NossiterProduced byJonathan NossiterEmmanuel GiraudStarringRobert ParkerMichel RollandDistributed byTHINKFilmRelease datesMay 14 2004 2004 05 14 Cannes March 23 2005 2005 03 23 New York City Running time135 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguagesEnglish FrenchThe film explores the impact of globalization on the various wine producing regions and the influence of critics like Robert Parker and consultants like Michel Rolland in defining an international style It pits the ambitions of large multinational wine producers in particular Robert Mondavi against the small single estate wineries who have traditionally boasted wines with individual character driven by their terroir Mondovino was originally intended to be a two month affair as a break between feature projects upon the completion of Nossiter s film Signs and Wonders 2000 The film gave Nossiter a chance to utilize his knowledge as a trained sommelier from his time working at Balthazar in New York as well as an opportunity to visit some of the great wine regions of the world Contents 1 Production 2 Film festivals 3 Critical review 4 Vineyard locations in Mondovino 5 References 6 External linksProduction editMondovino was filmed with a hand held Sony PD 150 digital camcorder over the course of 4 years by Jonathan Nossiter with the assistance of Uruguayan filmmaker Juan Pittaluga and documentary photographer Stephanie Pommez for a budget around 400 000 Over 500 hours of original film was shot at locations in seven countries on three continents in five languages French Italian Spanish English and Portuguese The footage from the handheld DV was blown up and transferred to 35 mm by Tommaso Vergallo The film was shot entirely in single camera about 60 of the time operated by Nossiter with the camera on his hip while he is conversing with the subject The film features no narration The cinematography does frequently employ intense zooms sometimes right up to the subject s eyeballs which Nossiter explains as a necessary means to keep the handheld camera in focus 2 Mondovino opened in France November 3 2004 and received mostly positive reviews among film critics and much buzz both positive and negative among the French wine industry It was later released in the United Kingdom on December 10 of that year and in U S release March 23 2005 On July 12 2005 the DVD version was released including Director Commentary as well as a Bonus featurette Quo Vademus an episode of a ten hour television series that is scheduled for an eventual DVD release of its own Film festivals editMondovino earned a rare competition slot in the Official Selection of the 2004 Cannes Film Festival one of only four documentaries ever nominated for the Palme d Or in the history of the festival This is the third major competition selection for Jonathan Nossiter with Signs amp Wonders in Berlin in 2000 and Sunday winner of the Sundance Film Festival in 1997 Mondovino was promoted to its competition slot from a non competitive category just hours before the deadline by Cannes artistic director Thierry Fremaux In May 2004 it was featured at Cannes with a run time of 2 hours 49 minutes The film was edited down to 2 hrs 15 minutes after the screening Other notable Film Festivals that featured Mondovino and subsequent nominations honors and awards Bangkok International Film Festival 2005 Windows on the World L Alliance Francaise French Film Festival in Australia 2005 Screening London Film Festival 2004 Documentary Gala Era New Horizons Film Festival 2005 Cieszyn Poland Titanic International Filmpresence Festival 2005 Budapest Hungary Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival 2004 Copenhagen Denmark Deauville Festival of American Film 2004 Deauville France Toronto International Film Festival 2004 Toronto Canada Vienna International Film Festival 2004 Vienna Austria Critical review editIn the US Mondovino received mostly positive reviews with 70 positive rating given by film critics featured on the website Rotten Tomatoes 3 Some notable reviews Peter Travers Rolling Stone Although Nossiter set out merely to find the characters behind the wine industry he ended up with a poignant look at some important issues including deforestation the corporation versus the independent company and even communism The result is an inside examination of a world very few people see 4 Wesley Morris Boston Globe But what is it that Nossiter wants us to know about this world and its inhabitants We visit lots of places but what do we see The indictments recriminations and musings just sit there and the movie feels incomplete and uncentered It s like a grand magazine profile that s all reportage and absolutely no prose 5 Michael Wilmington Chicago Tribune It s shot simply and cheaply a model of how to use the new lightweight equipment and shooting methods But it s such a knowledgeable work and so pleasantly obsessed with its subject that it will interest even audiences whose attraction to wine is only casual And it may like Sideways make you a little thirstier when it s over 6 Peter DeBruge Miami Herald Mondovino is an earnest but unfocused attempt to rescue winemaking from the hands of profit mongering capitalists Too passive aggressive to qualify as a proper expose the movie suggests the world has lost the art of appreciating fine wines thanks to the proliferation of a popular American style in which the flavor imparted by new wood barrels overpowers the individual terroir or region specific quality that gives each wine its personality 7 Vineyard locations in Mondovino edit In order of appearance in film Domaine de Souch Jurancon France Pyrenees Giovanni Battista Columbu Bosa Sardinia Chateau Le Gay Pomerol Bordeaux Mas de Daumas Gassac Aniane Languedoc France Chateau Clinet Pomerol Bordeaux Harlan Estate Napa Valley California Robert Mondavi Winery Napa Valley California Staglin Family Vineyards Napa Valley California Domaine de Montille Burgundy France Taillepieds Vineyard Domaine de Montille Volnay France Opus One Winery Napa Valley California Chateau Petit Village Pomerol Bordeaux Chateau Mouton Rothschild Pauillac Bordeaux Domaine Iris du Gayon Pauillac Bordeaux Chateau Lynch Bages Pauillac Bordeaux Chateau Rouget Pomerol Bordeaux Chateau Valandraud Saint Emilion Bordeaux Ornellaia Winery Bolgheri Tuscany Bianchetti Winery Pernambuco Brazil Bodega San Pedro de Yacochuya Cafayate Argentina Domaine de la Romanee Conti St Vivant Burgundy Bonus featurette La Tache Vineyard St Vivant Burgundy Bonus featurette Domaine Lafarge Volnay France Bonus featurette References edit Festival de Cannes Mondovino festival cannes com Retrieved 2009 11 30 filmmakermagazine com Film Maker Magazine The Terroirist rottentomatoes com Mondovino Reviews rollingstone com Rolling Stone Review Mondovino March 24 2005 boston com Boston Globe Film on winemaking is juicy but cloudy April 15 2005 chicagotribune com Chicago Tribune Movie review Mondovino Archived 2007 01 28 at the Wayback Machine May 12 2005 miami com Miami Herald Not the grapes of wrath but earnest Archived 2007 06 23 at archive today July 28 2005External links editMondovino at IMDb nbsp Mondovino at AllMovie Mondovino at Rotten Tomatoes Mondovino at Metacritic nbsp Mondovino at Box Office Mojo Jonathan Nossiter s official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mondovino amp oldid 1082117221, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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