Mondovino

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Actor: Albiera Antinori, Battista Columbu, Lina Columbu, Lodovico Antinori, Michael Broadbent
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); French (Original Language); Italian (Original Language); Portuguese (Original Language); Spanish (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 135 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-07-12
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Velocity / Thinkfilm

DVD Reviews of Mondovino

DVD Review: Incompatability With Some DVD Players
Summary: 3 Stars

Dvd played fine on my newer Samsung that has both European and North American DVD compatability. Did not play at all on my older Samsung DVD or my neighbor's new Sony Blue Ray player. I tried it in my HP desktop computer using HP DVD software and I got a message that my dvd drive was set for North American region and I should select to change to the seting to the European region. I did that and it played fine.

DVD Review: Vino delicico
Summary: 4 Stars

The CD was very informative about the family as well as about wines. It was very interesting about the workers, working in the vineyards. I noticed that they were Hespanic heritage only they would work out in the fields who else would work that type of back labor work. But to get back to the CD very enjoyable for one time watch only.

DVD Review: Very Interesting Documentary
Summary: 4 Stars

I didn't know what to expect from this movie. If you like wine and documentaries-watch it. The filmakers go around the world interviewing winegrowers and vineyard owners and asks questions on various subjects. What I also like about the film is that it speaks about the different generations of families that grew up making wine and their differences of business and values. There is also segments about Robert Mondavi and it's move to France and how it affects the people of France. Now I had to watch it in three sittings, it was a bit long and this is an amateur film so the camera work is downright annoying (jiggling a lot) but despite that I'm glad it's in my library and will watch it again.

DVD Review: McWine
Summary: 5 Stars

If Rolland-Parker have, in leveling the playing field (Parker's phrase), made all "exceptional" wine taste the same, why care where it comes from? What is the purpose of a label except to justify one bottle selling for 100+ euros? I understand supply and demand but nothing you rent should cost that much. When will they dispense with the pretense of corks and start using screw caps?

Some day we will distinguish where we are in the world only by a few remaining landmarks left standing to add local color. Everything else will be of uniform. Several years ago I stood outside one of the gates at Canterbury and turned to see three Starbucks. I felt as if I were part of a Lewis Black monologue. Go to the antipodes and you will hear the same music, eat the same food, drink the same soft drinks, and see the "natives" wearing the same t-shirts. You won't have to leave home. This movie is about one aspect of the growing sameness of life.

I stopped drinking wine when I needed a home equity loan to buy a bottle, but I understand the frustration of wine growers who can't make a go of it because their stuff doesn't measure up to an admittedly (by both Rolland and Parker) personal palate. Does the attachment of a number to a subjective assessment make it objective? I don't think so. At some point in this film someone declares he would rather drink wine that is not so good but that reflects where it came from than a standardized wine. Me too.

There is a strong element of politics in Mondovino, although political systems are really being supplanted by mercantilism. Rolland suggests as much when he points to his client vineyards on a world map and jokes about the Moon and Michael Mondavi when he dreams of vines on Mars. Please, leave it to the Lunatics and the Martians.

Watch Mondovino on a large screen if you can. My TV isn't small but between the unsteady camera work, subtitles (you have to admire a guy who can speak so many languages competently), and other print information flashed on the screen, I felt as if my eyes would drop out, like a pair of joke spectacles. And yes, watch all the dogs and the laborers.

DVD Review: Terroir vs Vanilla-lization of Wine
Summary: 5 Stars

Unbiased, informative video on the current trends in the wine world. It talks about how wines are becoming all alike, done to please particular tastes in wine. The film also shows smaller traditional producers and distributors who support stand firm in their traditions. It's unbiased - even if for some it has an air of anti-capitalism -, it's one of the most eye-opening documentaries on wine out there. If you like wine and are interested and willing to expand your wine knowledge, buy this DVD.

Description of Mondovino

The ultimate film about wine and wine culture, Mondovino offers an unprecedented look into the conflicts, conspiracies and alliances of the wine trade. Filmed by award-winning director Jonathan Nossiter, Mondovino has sparked controversy in its theatrical run among wine producers, distributors and consumers as it shed light on the esoteric world of wine. Hailed as "Fahrenheit 9/11 for the grape" by MSNBC.

An epic exploration into the modern world of wine, Mondovino was filmed across three continents, in five languages, over a three-year period. With an insider's access and an artist's eye, Nossiter weaves together multiple family and multi-generational sagas, all stemming from the production, distribution and consumption of one of the oldest, most respected and still-affordable luxuries. Juxtaposing artesian wine growers with multi-national conglomerates, and peasants with billionaires, the film gives voice to those who create, critique and are involved in the commerce of wine, offering up a surprisingly prismatic, varied and sometimes controversial glimpse into something everyone enjoys but few people know much about.

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