Digital entertainment curator FilmBuff announced today, in advance of its North American Premiere at the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival, that they will release the internationally acclaimed documentary, Red Obsession. Directed by Warwick Ross and David Roach and narrated by Oscar-winner, Russell Crowe, the film follows the history, triumphs and global economic complexities of the holy grail of fine wines, Bordeaux.
For centuries, Bordeaux has commanded a mythical status in the world of fine wine as a motif of wealth, power and influence, but its prosperity has always been linked to the fickle nature of the financial markets, shifting fortunes and the sensitive growing conditions of the grapes. Now change is coming to Bordeaux; with traditional customers like the US and the UK falling away, the growing thirst of China's nouveau riche is fueling the bidding wars at a time when prices are at an all-time high. The demand is unprecedented, but the product is finite and this new client wants it all. Whether the Chinese market will be the bubble that never bursts or the biggest threat yet to Bordeaux's centuries-old reputation is the main subject in this fascinating study of how the obsession in Shanghai affects some of the most illustrious vineyards in France.
"We are thrilled to be working with FilmBuff to release
Red Obsession," say directors Ross and Roach. "With the
Tribeca Film Festival premiere and the release of the film digitally in September, we are excited to have as many audiences as possible experience the depth and beauty of Bordeaux."
"The boldness of the Bordeaux wine is mirrored perfectly by the self-assured filmmaking of Warwick and David," says St
Eve Beckman, FilmBuff's Head of Acquisitions. "The film has such a broad appeal that everyone from wine enthusiasts to international relations junkies to film buffs will enjoy it immensely."
Red Obsession had its world premiere at the 2013 Berlin International Film Festival. The film was produced Lion Rock Films' Warwick Ross and executive produced by
Robert Coe.
Red Obsession is in the World Documentary Competition at the
2013 Tribeca Film Festival. Screening times:
Saturday, April 20 at 6:45 PM at Clearview Cinemas Chelsea
Monday, April 22 at 9:30 PM at Clearview Cinemas Chelsea
Thursday, April 25 at 2:30 PM at AMC Loews Village 7
Saturday, April 27 at 5:30 PM at AMC Loews Village 7
For more information, please visit the film's website
www.lionrockfilms.com and connect on
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