Directed by Ridley Scott, A Good Year, based on the Peter Mayle
novel set in Provence, opens a week from today, November 10. Russell
Crowe stars. Other cast members include Albert Finney, Marion
Cotillard, Didier Bourdon and Abbie Cornish. The tie-in edition
(Vintage, $13.95, 0307277755) is out. The tie-in abridged CD (Random
House Audio, $27.95, 0739339915) is read by Ben Chaplin.
Of course, A Good Year is a reworking of some of the material in Mayle's vintage work, his memoir A Year in Provence (Knopf, $13, 0679731148).
Newmarket is offering A Good Year: Portrait of the Film ($19.95,
1557047480), an illustrated book that, as the publisher put it,
captures "the filmmakers' passion for Provence, its vineyards, and way
of life, featuring a lengthy introduction by Ridley Scott and Peter
Mayle on their unique collaboration. Includes behind-the-scenes notes
and passages from the screenplay."
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Speaking of flicks, Newmarket also is publishing Stranger Than Fiction: The Shooting Script ($19.95, 1557047502), the screenplay tie-in for the movie that also opens next Friday. Directed by Marc Forster, Stranger Than Fiction stars Will Ferrell, Emma Thompson, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Dustin Hoffman and Queen Latifah.