Where was a good year filmed

Where was a good year filmed

One of the most endearing features of A Good Year is the location.

If you have a trip planned to Provence you might like to visit some of the areas where the movie was made. A Good Year was filmed in the region of Provence called the Luberon. Hilltop villages, fruit orchards, lavender fields; the Luberon has an abundance of natural beauty and is an area of Provence not to be missed.

And the dialogue,

Fanny Chenal: [Fanny approaches a customer who is behind a raised newspaper] Bonjour. Vous avez choisi?

Max Skinner: [lowers newspaper] I think so.

Fanny Chenal: [recognizing him] You sure you don’t need more time?

Max Skinner: No, I know what I want.

Fanny Chenal: You’re sure?

Max Skinner: Absolutely.

Fanny Chenal: So, what is it to be?

Max Skinner: How’s the soup?

Fanny Chenal: The soup is finished.

Max Skinner: Like my job… The fish?

Fanny Chenal: We’ve run out.

Max Skinner: That’s like me with excuses.

Fanny Chenal: Don’t waste my time. Choose something we have.

Max Skinner: I would like a lifetime spent with an irrational and suspicious goddess, some short-tempered jealousy on the side, and a bottle of wine that tastes like you, a glass that’s never empty.

Where was a good year filmed


On Location: A Good Year

Chateau la Canorgue

Chateau la Canorgue, the house Max inherits in the movie, is a working vineyard and is about a mile from the town of Bonnieux. The Chateau is on the road between Bonnieux and the Pont Julien. The movie was filmed inside the chateau and outside in the garden and vineyards.

*Cellar door open in May, June, July, and August, from Monday to Friday, from 9.00 am to 7.00pm and on Saturday from 9.00 am to 12.00 and 2.00 to 7.00pm.

Cucuron

A wonderful scene in the film is when Max and Fanny meet for a first date. An old fashioned movie is playing in the background and their table is in front of a very large basin surrounded by plane trees. This village is tiny and the location beautiful.

*Worth a trip for lunch at La Petite Maison de Cucuron,

Place de l’Étang, 84160 Cucuron

+33 (0) 4 90 68 21 99 

Gordes, Lacoste, Bonnieux

Fanny’s bistro was filmed at Hôtel le Renaissance in Gordes.

Bonnieux and Lacoste are the villages seen in the panoramic scenes and Cafe de France in Lacoste is where Max and Christie meet.

* A visit to the Luberon is not complete without exploring these hilltop villages. They are what Provence is all about.

*Market days are Tuesdays (Lacoste, Gordes, Cucuron) and Fridays (Lourmarin, Bonnieux).

What to wear?

If there is one piece I never leave home without it is the field jacket. This style takes me everywhere and works with everything. The weather is variable in Provence and a jacket like this one takes little room in the suitcase and is the piece I wear the most.

Don’t leave home without it :) xv

Wearing On Location

madewell ‘fleet’ jacket in palm tree  ||  hinge military jacket in washed olive

images estellane and sable house

Where is the house in the film a good year?

Chateau la Canorgue, the house Max inherits in the movie, is a working vineyard and is about a mile from the town of Bonnieux. The Chateau is on the road between Bonnieux and the Pont Julien. The movie was filmed inside the chateau and outside in the garden and vineyards.

Where was A Year in Provence filmed?

Production: Filmed in France by BBC in association with Arts & Entertainment Network.

Where does Ridley Scott live in France?

But he has a house here in The Luberon, and his direction of 'A Good Year' is just a delight, making the most of the exquisite light and views that have drawn so many of us here.

What is the movie a good year about?

Failed London banker Max Skinner (Russell Crowe) inherits his uncle's (Albert Finney) vineyard in Provence, where he spent many childhood holidays. Upon his arrival, he meets a woman from California who tells Max she is his long-lost cousin and that the property is hers.A Good Year / Film synopsisnull