In search of wine. In search of women. In search of themselves.
Two middle-aged men embark on a spiritual journey through Californian wine country. One is an unpublished novelist suffering from depression, and the other is only days away from walking down the aisle.
ComedyDramaRomancecaliforniabased on novel or bookgolfwineroad tripstag nightmarijuanawriterbuddysanta barbara, californiawine drinkingwinery
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Character
Contemporary, classical in form, intimate and character-led.
- contemporarynostalgic
- classical in formformally daring
- intimateepic
- character-ledplot-driven
- contemplativerelentless
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Cast
- Paul GiamattiMiles
- Thomas Haden ChurchJack
- Virginia MadsenMaya
- Sandra OhStephanie
- Marylouise BurkeMiles's Mother
- Jessica HechtVictoria
- Missy DotyCammi
- M.C. GaineyCammi's Husband
- Alysia ReinerChristine Erganian
- Shake TukhmanyanMrs. Erganian
Crew
- Alexander PayneDirector
- Jim TaylorScreenplay
- Alexander PayneScreenplay
- Rex PickettNovel
- Phedon PapamichaelDirector of Photography
- Rolfe KentOriginal Music Composer
- Kevin TentEditor
- Michael LondonProducer
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