The Vintner's Luck

The Vintner's Luck (2009)

A tale of love, wine and angels

A fantasy romance set in 19th century France. The film revolves around Sobran, a young peasant winemaker, and the three important figures in his life - his beautiful wife Celeste, baroness Aurora de Valday and an angel named Xas.

Date of release
2009-09-01
TMDB
4.7 / 10 (35)
Runtime
2h 1m
Genres
Fantasy, Drama, Romance
Director
Niki Caro

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: New Zealand

The Vintner's Luck is a 2009 internationally co-produced romantic drama film co-written and directed by Niki Caro. It is loosely based on the 1998 novel by Elizabeth Knox. The film had its international premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on 12 September 2009.

Production

The film was directed by Niki Caro and co-written by Caro and Joan Scheckel. The film is based on the novel The Vintner's Luck by Elizabeth Knox. Its development was announced in 2003, while Caro was promoting her previous film Whale Rider; Caro had learned that the novel's option was available for purchase and visited Knox's home doorstep with flowers. At that time, Knox said she was confident Caro would do the novel justice.

However, after its release Knox was disappointed at the direction taken by the film. She felt Caro "took out what the book was actually about", referring to the romantic homosexual relationship between Sobran and Xas, which was a core aspect of the novel and was very noticeably toned down in the film version, though it still hinted at it.

The Vintner's Luck was filmed in New Zealand, at Studio West in West Auckland.

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