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Mondovino

2004 · 2h 15m · PG-13 Documentary
Directed by Jonathan Nossiter

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Mondovino (in Italian: World of Wine) is a 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 and a César Award. 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.

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Rotten

The movie runs an exhausting 131 minutes and reveals nothing that couldn't better be expressed with a 10-page story in Vanity Fair.

Peter Debruge, Miami Herald
Fresh

For wine-loving filmgoers willing to lavish it, and to forgive the film its excesses, it offers refreshment and reward.

Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
Rotten

Nossiter's unimposing style likely landed him many interviews with skittish wine scions, but in the editing room, the gentleness translates into lack of clarity.

Michael Booth, Denver Post
Fresh

For wine enthusiasts curious about this quiet battle being waged internationally, Mondovino is an eye-opening, thirst-inducing experience.

Manuel Mendoza, Dallas Morning News
Fresh

It quickly becomes clear Mondovino is about more than the wine business. The points Nossiter makes ... can be applied to other endeavors.

Eleanor Ringel Gillespie, Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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