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Sideways

6.7

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Original title

Sideways

Year

2004

Running time

123 min.

Country

United States

Director

Alexander Payne

Screenwriter

Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor. Novel: Rex Pickett

Cast

Music

Rolfe Kent

Cinematography

Phedon Papamichael

Producer

Fox Searchlight

Genre

Comedy. Drama. Romance | Comedy-Drama

Synopsis

Writer-director Alexander Payne's fourth feature film (following CITIZEN RUTH, ELECTION and ABOUT SCHMIDT) starts with two old friends setting off on
a wine-tasting road trip . . . only to veer dizzily SIDEWAYS into a wry, comedic exploration of the crazy vicissitudes of love and friendship, the damnable persistence of loneliness and dreams and the enduring war between Pinot and Cabernet.

The misadventures begin when Miles (Paul Giamatti), an un-recovered divorcé and would-be novelist with a wine fixation, decides to gift his old college buddy and washed-up actor Jack (Thomas Haden Church) with a celebratory trip to the vineyards of the Central Coast the week before Jack's wedding. The two couldn't be an odder couple. Jack is an over-sexed charmer; Miles is a sad-sack worrier. Jack is looking for his "last taste of freedom;" Miles is just hoping to not get even more depressed. Jack is fine with cheap Merlot; Miles pines for the perfect Pinot. Indeed, the only thing they seem to share in common is the same heady mix of failed ambitions and fading youth. And yet, as they make their way up the coast, Miles and Jack soon find themselves drowning in wine and women (Sandra Oh and Virginia Madsen).

Awards: 2004: Oscar: Best Adapted Screenplay. 5 Nominations

2004: 2 Golden Globes: Best Movie Comedy or Musical, Screenplay - Adapted. 7 Nominations

2004: BAFTA Awards: Best Adapted Screenplay

2004: National Board of Review: Best Adapted Screenplay, Supporting Actor (Haden Church)

2004: New York Film Critics Circle: 5 Awards, including Best Film. 5 Nominations

2004: Los Angeles Film Critics Association: 5 Awards , icluding Best Picture & Director.

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Sideways

2004

Alexander Payne

6.7

(44,648)