![]() ![]() ![]() Having lived there for the previous fifteen years, Scott understandably desired to express his love for the area by making it the backdrop of a film- he just needed the right story to go along with it. He being an internationally celebrated filmmaker and the head of his own production empire, Scott’s version of “home” wasn’t necessarily a McMansion in Beverly Hills, but rather a modest vineyard in the Provence region of southern France. Fresh off the production of his 2005 short “JONATHAN”, commissioned for the socially-conscious omnibus film ALL THE INVISIBLE CHILDREN, Scott turned his development attentions towards the creature comforts of home. One could be forgiven for thinking that Scott - cinema’s favorite cigar-chomping workaholic - might not have a sentimental bone in his body, but one also need look no further than his all-consuming affection for Jack Russell terriers to see the old softie’s big heart. There was perhaps one blind spot left- one that nobody would ever expect a director of Scott’s sensibilities to tackle: the romantic comedy. He had directed lavish historical epics, groundbreaking science fiction adventures, pulpy action thrillers, and even the occasional fleet-footed caper or two. ![]() At sixty-nine years of age, and with fourteen feature films under his belt, director Ridley Scott had seemingly done everything there was to do. ![]()
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