Natural Resistance
International title
Natural
Resistance
Section
DocuFICX - Fuera de competición
Country
Italia,
Francia
Year
2014
Color / B&W
Color
Running time
86 min.
Original language
Italiano
Director
Jonathan
Nossiter
Film Editing
Jonathan
Nossiter
Photography
Jonathan
Nossiter, Paula Prandini
Production
Jonathan
Nossiter, Paula Prandini, Gianluca Farinelli
Cast
Stefano
Bellotti, Elena Pantaleoni, Corrado Dottori, Giovanna Tiezzi, Stefano Borsa,
Valeria Bochi
Producer
Les Films
Du Rat
Distribution Company
Coproduction Office
Synopsis
Ten years ago, Jonathan Nossiter, former sommelier, released his
documentary Mondovino, analysing the impact of globalization in wines
from different regions of the world. He now strikes back with Natural
Resistance, an interesting and spontaneous dialogue with four vineyard
owners in Tuscany.
They ponder upon the new ways to make, sell and drink wine. These businessmen,
passionate about their work and tradition, voice many critics, specially
towards the organization in charge of issuing the Denomination of Origin
labels. Their talks about preserving the craft in today’s wine industry are
intertwined with Gian Luca Farinelli’s, director of Bologna Film Archives,
comments on today’s preservation of classic movies.
Director bio
Jonathan Nossiter was born in Washington D.C. in 1961 and grew up in France, England, Italy, Greece and India. He studied painting in Paris and San Francisco. He has worked as assistant director in several plays and films, among them Fatal Attraction by Adrian Lyne. A professional sommelier, he has selected wines for some of the most prestigious restaurants in the world. He has shot both fiction and documentary features. He now lives in Rome
