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A Good Year is a 2006 international romantic comedy film produced and directed by Ridley Scott. Filmed in France and Britain, it featured a cast of British, French, New Zealand and Australian actors. The screenplay by Marc Klein is based on the 2004 novel of the same name by Peter Mayle. The film premiered at the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival. In a prologue, the audience is introduced to young Max Skinner, who spends his summer holidays learning to appreciate the finer things in life from his Uncle Henry at his vineyard estate in Provence in southeastern France. As an adult, Max is an aggressively hard-working London-based investment banker whose schemes to make money border dangerously close to criminal activity. When he receives word of his uncle's death and learns he is the sole beneficiary of the property, he travels to Provence to prepare it for a quick sale. Shortly after his arrival he discovers his latest financial stunt has resulted in a one-week suspension, allowing him time to make necessary repairs while dealing with gruff winemaker Francis Duflot, who fears sale of the estate will result in his losing access to his precious vines, the unexpected arrival of Napa Valley oenophile Christie Roberts, who presents herself as Henry's previously unknown illegitimate daughter, and local café owner Fanny Chenal, whose formidable guard is quickly worn down by the smitten beneficiary.