Barolo Boys
| Barolo Boys. The Story of a Revolution | |
|---|---|
| File:BaroloBoys eng cover.jpg | |
| Directed by | Paolo Casalis and Tiziano Gaia |
| Written by | Paolo Casalis and Tiziano Gaia |
| Produced by | Stuffilm Creativeye |
| Starring | Elio Altare, Giorgio Rivetti, Marco de Grazia, Chiara Boschis, Joe Bastianich |
| Distributed by | Stuffilm Creativeye |
Release date |
|
Running time | 64 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Languages | Italian, English |
Barolo Boys. The Story of a Revolution (Italian: Barolo Boys. Storia di una Rivoluzione) is a 2014 documentary film about the story of a group of young winemakers (after called the Barolo Boys) who inthe 80's and 90's dramatically changed the world of Barolo wine, in the Langhe, north-western Italy. The documentary has won the DOC Wine Travel Food Prize 2014, proze for the best film on wine&food themes.
The film depicts the last thirty years of thecnical innovations and changements in this story of Barolo, a red wine almost unknown in the sixties, now considered as one of the best red wines in the world. This is partially due to the work and innovations of the Barolo Boys, or Modernists, who introduced a series of technical innovations in the world of italian wine.
The film focuses on these innovations, but also depicts the friendship and sporit of group behind these producers. Finally, the documentary is filmed in the scenery of Langhe landscape, which have recently become Unesco World Heritage Site.
Film festivals
- Winner of DOC Wine Travel Food Prize 2014
- Official Selection Vancouver Film Festival 2015
- Official Selection WIne Country Film Festival 2014
- Official Selection Overlook Festival, Rome
- Official Selection Kinookus Festival, Croatia
- Official Selection Corto e Fieno Festival
Critical Review
- 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."[1]
- 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."[2]
- 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."[3]
- 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."[4]
Vineyard locations in Mondovino
(In order of appearance in film)
References
- ^ 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'" May 12, 2005
- ^ miami.com Miami Herald, "Not the grapes of wrath, but earnest" July 28, 2005