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Mondovino

Generally favorable reviews
Based on 26 critic reviews
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Based on 11 votes
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Movie Info
Genre(s): Documentary
Written by: Jonathan Nossiter
Directed by: Jonathan Nossiter
Release Date:
Theatrical: March 23, 2005
DVD: July 12, 2005
Running Time: 131 minutes, Color
Origin: Argentina / France / Italy / USA
Language(s): English / French / Italian / Spanish / Portuguese (with English subtitles)
Summary
RATING: PG-13 for brief pin-up nudity
Starring Michael Broadbent, Hubert de Montille, Aime Guibert, Jonathan Nossiter, Robert Parker, Michel Rolland, and Neal Rosenthal
An epic exploration into the world of wine, Mondovino is a celebration of wine in its infinite variety that was filmed across three continents, in five languages, over a three-year period. (ThinkFilm)
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What The Critics Said
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Entertainment Weekly Owen Gleiberman
The highest praise I can give to Mondovino is that it makes you want to sample every vintage it shows you.
Read Full Review >Variety David Rooney
Consistently fascinating material provides an uncommonly eloquent, provocative statement against globalization that's sure to stimulate thinking audiences.
Read Full Review >Los Angeles Times Kevin Crust
An entertaining film that is neither stuffy nor pretentious.
Read Full Review >Chicago Reader Jonathan Rosenbaum
This cagey and compelling 2004 documentary looks at the world of wine, but it's actually a nuanced, provocative piece of journalism about globalization and its discontents.
Read Full Review >Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert
Despite its visual restlessness and its dogs, Mondovino is a fascinating film.
Read Full Review >Portland Oregonian Shawn Levy
It's nonetheless a fascinating, thirst-inspiring, thought-provoking journey. Just one request for the lengthier version: fewer shots of dogs' swimsuit areas, please.
Read Full Review >The Globe and Mail (Toronto) Jennie Punter
A sprawling personal journey, filled with an array of fascinating characters, through the world of wine.
Read Full Review >Seattle Post-Intelligencer William Arnold
There's no question where filmmaker Jonathan Nossiter's sympathy lies, but he makes his case leisurely, without hysteria and with much playful screen time devoted to the various interviewees' pet dogs.
Read Full Review >Chicago Tribune Michael Wilmington
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.
Read Full Review >Premiere Aaron Hillis
The film's ambitiously eye-opening hypothesis, colorful characters, genuine compassion, and unexpected humor will make for a great vintage in years to come.
Read Full Review >New York Post Lou Lumenick
An intoxicating attack on the homogenization of wines around the world - a "Fahrenheit 9/11" for the oneophile set.
Read Full Review >Rolling Stone Peter Travers
If "Sideways" made you curious about vino, this fierce, funny and challenging doc opens up a world worth debating.
Read Full Review >Christian Science Monitor David Sterritt
The real subject, though, is how globalization fosters a homogeneous, "same-old-stuff" conformity that molds almost everything on the planet into an ever-shrinking number of shapes, sizes, and varieties.
Read Full Review >The Onion (A.V. Club) Scott Tobias
For all its pervasive irritations and lack of discipline, succeeds in using below-the-belt tactics to get its message across, especially for those unschooled in the rarified world of oenophilia.
Read Full Review >The Hollywood Reporter Duane Byrge
An insightful and affectionate glimpse into the behind-the-scenes struggles of modern-day winemaking.
Read Full Review >Village Voice J. Hoberman
Nossiter has an eye for stray details and a knack for relaxing his subjects- although the scene with the naked guy trampling his own grapes may make you sorry that you ever gave up drinking Ripple.
Read Full Review >LA Weekly Brendan Bernhard
Will get you thinking about wine, and what is and isn't important about it.
Read Full Review >Boston Globe Wesley Morris
The movie feels incomplete and uncentered. It's like a grand magazine profile that's all reportage and absolutely no prose.
Read Full Review >New York Daily News Jack Mathews
If you have a serious interest in wine and the patience for this kind of rangy, undisciplined filmmaking, you'll learn something. But you'll have more fun at a winetasting.
Read Full Review >The New Republic Stanley Kauffmann
Mondovino is repetitious. The version that is being shown here runs 131 minutes and would be more effective with about twenty minutes of condensation.
Read Full Review >Washington Post Scott Vogel
A picnic wine, if you will -- more conversation-starter than collector's item.
Read Full Review >San Francisco Chronicle Ruthe Stein
Overly long and not especially enlightening film.
Read Full Review >Austin Chronicle Kimberley Jones
As is, it's simply too much information crammed too haphazardly into a running time that at times borders on interminable.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this movie is 7.6 (out of 10) based on 11 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Flavio V. gave it a10:
I love the elegance and sincerity in showing people being seduced by the forces of marketing and power. Or being rejecting it. In both cases it is beautiful to have de courage to evolve or to conserve tradition. Mondovino is about seduction. The dog scene is great.
Helena gave it a5:
Introduces some interesting questions in a fascinating topic but does not do much with them. I agree with Geoff -the cameraman needs a tripod. And what is with all the dog shots? Annoying. Overall this movie was a missed opportunity to tackle some interesting issues in the world of wine with depth and intelligence.
Geoff S. gave it a6:
The man needs a tripod. The unnecessary camera movement of panning, zooming, then panning again takes away from the worthy subject matter. And, that's a shame. Perhaps this jerkiness was mean to give the film a sense of raw, unpolished edginess - but we just saw it on a cinema screen and found it simply irritating.
don k. gave it a4:
Too long and loud - headache time.
Santiago R. gave it a10:
Bieng an avid wine drinker and appretiator, i was rather disdurbed by this film. I don't know if i will ever be able to drink another wine from California again, especially one by Mondavi. This film was a true testiment to what documentaries should be, raw and not one sided. an excellent film, if i may say so.. bravo.
Sandra O gave it a9:
A genuine and inteligent glimpse into the world of wine. It's fantastic as it makes you think for a long time and changes your convictions about wines.
martel h gave it an8:
Brought a bottle of good wine with us to the theatre. so as they're talking wine, we're drinking and enjoying the movie all the more.
