Jonathan Nossiter — Director (6)
自然抗性 (2014) [Movie] Douban
Natural Resistance
other title: Natural Resistance
Ten years after Mondovino, his analysis of the increasingly standardised wine production in France, wine expert Jonathan Nossiter picks up the thread again and shows what it means to be rooted in the soil you're working on. During walks through the vineyards and relaxed gatherings with a group of alternative Italian wine growers, he trades experiences and arguments. What looks like a bucolic paradise, where intelligent people produce wine according to time-honoured and organic methods, is actually revealed to be a battleground. The DOC association, which is supposed to look after the interest of independent vintners, promotes winemakers who produce vast amounts in a standardised quality; and the agricultural industry with its hygiene regulations excludes traditional methods of production. The only thing saving the landscape from being totally destroyed is affluent foreigners using the old vineyards as summer holiday homes.
With the help of a film curator friend who contributes treasures from the archives, the documentary compares the restoration of this cinematic heritage with wine culture and reveals surprising connections between intellectual nourishment and bodily sustenance. (Berlinale 2014)
Sunday (1997) [Movie] Douban WikiData TMDB IMDb
Sunday
director: 乔纳森·诺西特 actor: 大卫·苏切 / 丽莎·哈罗
other title: 星期天 / 星期日
Mistaking a homeless man for a famous director, a British actress seeks career help from him.
Last Words (2020) [Movie] Douban TMDB IMDb WikiData
Last Words
4.3 (7 ratings) director: 乔纳森·诺西特 actor: 尼克·诺特 / Kalipha Touray
other title: 末世遗言 / 遗言
The year is 2085 and no human babies have been born in over a decade. A group of disparate survivors respond to a call to meet in Athens, where the film’s narrator Jo, a boy of African descent, aims to make the world’s last film.
Rio Sex Comedy (2010) [Movie] Douban
Rio Sex Comedy
other title: 里约性喜剧
社会责任和个人幸福之间是否存在着不可调和的矛盾?影片中这几位生活在巴西里约热内卢的外国人都正经历着自相矛盾的纠结生活。夏洛特·兰普林饰演一位英国整形科医生,她却极力奉劝任何想要进行整容手术的人打消念头;伊莲娜·雅各布是一名来自法国的人类学家,但比起政治来,她对性更有兴趣;比尔·普尔曼身为一名美国大使,却一直想要逃离自己的职责,为此他竟然跑到里约热内卢最危险的贫民区躲了起来。这些人的故事交织成一出有趣的喜剧,里约热内卢真是名副其实的“奇迹之乡”。
Mondovino (2004) [Movie] Douban TMDB IMDb WikiData
Mondovino
other title: 美酒家族 / 蒙多维诺
Mondovino (in Italian: World of Wine) is a documentary film on the impact of globalization on the world's different wine regions written and directed by American film maker Jonathan Nossiter. It was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival and a César Award. The film explores the impact of globalization on the various wine-producing regions, and the influence of critics like Robert Parker and consultants like Michel Rolland in defining an international style. It pits the ambitions of large, multinational wine producers, in particular Robert Mondavi, against the small, single estate wineries who have traditionally boasted wines with individual character driven by their terroir.