
Wine Cliffs(2009)
"There are five reasons for drinking: a friend's arrival; the excellence of the wine; present and future thirst; and whatever else you care to add..."
Ermanno Olmi has returned to documentary filmmaking and makes a journey through valleys, living rocks and the culture of the Valtellina hillsides.
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Ermanno Olmi has returned to documentary filmmaking and makes a journey through valleys, living rocks and the culture of the Valtellina hillsides.
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2009-10-18
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"There are five reasons for drinking: a friend's arrival; the excellence of the wine; present and future thirst; and whatever else you care to add..."
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