In search of wine. In search of women. In search of themselves.
Two middle-aged men embark on a spiritual journey through Californian wine country. One is an unpublished novelist suffering from depression, and the other is only days away from walking down the aisle.
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Contemporary, classical in form, intimate and character-led.
- contemporarynostalgic
- classical in formformally daring
- intimateepic
- character-ledplot-driven
- contemplativerelentless
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- Narateon TMDB · Dec 20249/10
_"If anyone orders Merlot, I'm leaving. I am NOT drinking any fucking Merlot"_ As I get older, I have realized that this movie is written really well. Paul Giamatti and Thomas Haden Church have a hilarious chemistry and I can't help but agree with Miles a few times. I wish I loved wine like Miles does, but I do love hearing him describe each one with a passion.
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Cast
- Paul GiamattiMiles
- Thomas Haden ChurchJack
- Virginia MadsenMaya
- Sandra OhStephanie
- Marylouise BurkeMiles's Mother
- Jessica HechtVictoria
- Missy DotyCammi
- M.C. GaineyCammi's Husband
- Alysia ReinerChristine Erganian
- Shake TukhmanyanMrs. Erganian
Crew
- Alexander PayneDirector
- Jim TaylorScreenplay
- Alexander PayneScreenplay
- Rex PickettNovel
- Phedon PapamichaelDirector of Photography
- Rolfe KentOriginal Music Composer
- Kevin TentEditor
- Michael LondonProducer
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