Max Skinner — A Good Year Character Profile

About Max Skinner

A successful but arrogant London trader who inherits his late uncle's vineyard estate in Provence. Initially determined to sell it quickly for profit, he faces financial trouble at work and a suspension that forces him to stay in France. Over time, he reconnects with his childhood memories, falls in love with local café owner Fanny Chenal, and ultimately chooses to abandon his corporate career to stay in Provence and build a life with Fanny.

Max Skinner — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Russell Crowe

Appears in

A Good Year (2006)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (5)

• Max Skinner — Temporal Past Self — Young Max Skinner (Freddie Highmore)

  The protagonist's younger self and adult self.

• Max Skinner — Professional Employer — Sir Nigel (Kenneth Cranham)

  Corporate superior offering career-defining choices.

• Max Skinner — Conflict Rival — Francis Duflot (Didier Bourdon)

  Initial antagonists due to conflicting estate sale plans.

• Max Skinner — Alliance Co-Heir — Christie Roberts (Abbie Cornish)

  Legal co-heirs to the Provence estate.

• Max Skinner — Romantic Lover — Fanny Chenal (Marion Cotillard)

  Romantic partners who reconnect after initial friction.

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More characters from A Good Year

• Henry Skinner (Albert Finney)
• Fanny Chenal (Marion Cotillard)
• Christie Roberts (Abbie Cornish)
• Amis (Richard Coyle)
• Francis Duflot (Didier Bourdon)
• Young Max Skinner (Freddie Highmore)
• Bert the Doorman (Daniel Mays)
• Charlie Willis (Tom Hollander)
• Nathalie Auzet (Valeria Bruni Tedeschi)
• Trader #2 (Patrick Kennedy)
• Trader #1 (Ben Righton)
• Sir Nigel (Kenneth Cranham)