Will not go there again and found a much better collective later on the trip that we will revisit. This was a stereotypical example of the arrogance, pretentiousness and poor service that often gives Napa a bad name. We weren't stopped no was our departure probably even noticed by this awful person. After over 10 minutes, we left a $10 bill on the bar.more than deserved and walked out. We tasted our wine and waited over 10 minutes while this person attended to a group of three that was only ordering 1 glass of wine to drink. She brought us our first wine and that was the last time she spoke to us. This time a woman behind the bar helped us, made an initial assumption we knew nothing, talked over us and had a preconceived notion of what to serve us. We went back and two other groups were there. We stopped in to check it out and talked to a very nice, seemingly knowledgeable young guy and decided to stop back after lunch. the space is very open with a big bar and seating. The Wine Thief forms an interesting watch for those fond of the crime fiction genre, and a bonus if you find yourself an aficionado of the British brand of wit and humour.We are no strangers to wine tasting and place that is a collective of different small wineries with a guided tasting sounded perfect. Add to that the perfected costume and set design, the film is a time-travel and ode of sorts to films of its category. The grand heist in question isn’t ingenious or clever even, neither in thought nor execution, but it’s the very purpose and underlying causes of it that makes it so interesting. She isn’t a trope, nor is she simply an accomplice to a parallel story, but a driving force to the narrative instead. Daughter of a wealthy, prominent MP, Thea is a character far too often explored on-screen, but Allison brings a soft freshness to the portrayal of her. Her dungarees, a gift from Jack, are a mere extension of her assumptive personality. She wears the social rank like an invisible armour. The scenes are visually appealing because of the rich grainy texture and hues of red that highlight events of the narrative and for a film that goes back and forth multiple times in its narration, editing with any less finesse would have simply sabotaged the project.Īlina Allison who plays Thea is classic. However, it’s the cinematographer (Billy Kendall), and Wheeler, who also happens to be the editor of the film that make The Wine Thief remarkable.
It fits so effortlessly with the narrative in resurrecting the yesteryears that one doesn’t feel its presence until the scenes are filled with silences. If Thea remains unaware of it like most of us in the audience, then in one telling scene, which also becomes the setting for the undoing of Jack and his companions, it’s made crystal clear.įred and Leo Lawton’s music is almost not taken note of. But it’s there, smartly inserted in the dialogues and setting. It’s interesting to note here how writer-director Wheeler thought of incorporating such subtexts without making it seem like the most striking context. And it’s through this back and forth retelling that we are introduced to every other character in the film.īarnaby Chambers is Jack, a smooth-talker, whose gift of the gab can seem jarring to some, and outright unacceptable to others, depending on which side of the British ranking class you are looking at. Relax and unwind in our secluded and inviting wine bar conveniently located in the hotel lobby. As Thea and the detective go back and forth, covering the heist, Thea recalls each moment spent with Jack.
Be it the costumes, props, the hairstyles, everything is a textbook reproduction of the 2000s. Right from its opening frame, what Wheeler gets right are the visual depictions of the film’s setting. Jack charms Thea their meet-cute and quick romance is recounted as Thea remembers it for the interrogating detective (Jack Waldouck) at the High Wycombe police station.
A 19:56-minute short that runs along the lines of several films from its genre, but apart in terms of its setting and visual theme. But, underneath it, it’s a social drama that explores the British class divide that is entrenched in the fabric of the society. And, a revisit to the nostalgic times of the early 2000s. A love story set against the backdrop of the idyllic English countryside. A heist film, set in Bridgnorth, Shropshire dealing with a charming thief and his escapades.
Thomas Wheeler’s The Wine Thief is many things at once.
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