| | | Life offers you a thousand chances...all you have to do is take one.
Features: DVD, Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 1.85:1, Dolby Digital (5.1), Dolby Surround Sound, Audio Commentary, Deleted Scenes, Featurette, Spanish Subtitled
Based on the #1 New York Times best-selling book, Under The Tuscan Sun follows San Francisco writer Frances Mayes (Diane Lane) to Italy as a good friend offers her a special gift--10 days in Tuscany. Once there, she is captivated by its beauty and warmth, and impulsively buys an aging, but very charming, villa. Fully embracing new friends and local color, she finds herself immersed in a life-changing adventure filled with enough unexpected surprises, laughter, friendship, and romance to restore her new home--and her belief in second chances.
"A charming, highly entertaining romantic adventure full of life, spectacular vistas, and sensual delight." Mark Sells, Film Threat
"All elements click in "Sun," a shimmering, deeply felt film." Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter
Editor's Note
Who hasn't dreamed at least once of running off to a foreign country and starting a new life? That's exactly what Frances (Diane Lane) does in UNDER THE TUSCAN SUN, directed by Audrey Wells (GUINEVERE). Traveling in Tuscany after a heart-wrenching divorce, Frances surprises herself by making an offer on a rundown villa--the biggest impulse purchase of her life. With the help of a warmhearted, smitten real estate agent and a local contractor with a team of Polish workers, her 300-year-old house is slowly transformed into a home. Along the way, she encounters a larger-than-life British ex-patriot, kind and generous neighbors, and a charming Italian man or two. Essentially, the film is an affirmation that good things can happen if one lets them--and that sometimes what seems like a terrible mistake or a crazy idea is a really a blessing. Lane is completely engaging as Frances, second-guessing her speedy purchase, looking for love, and rediscovering herself. Based on the book by Frances Mayes, the film was shot on location in Rome, Florence, Positano, and Cortona in Italy. The breathtaking scenery is sure to have viewers saving their pennies for next year's vacation--or their Tuscan dream house.
| Features | Subtitles: Spanish | | Scene Selection | | Interactive Menus | | Cast And Filmmaker Interviews And An Insider's Look At Filming In Italy | | Audio Commentary With Director Audrey Wells | | Audio: English, French Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound | | Widescreen Presentation | | Deleted Scenes, Including "Discovering The Fresco" | | "Tuscany 101" Making-Of Featurette |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Buena Vista |
| Release Date: 9/1/2006 |
| Running Time: 113 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2003 | | Catalog ID: 3485803 | | UPC: 00786936238679 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85:1 |
| Cast & Crew
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| | Professional Reviews | New York Times
"...Ms. Wells keeps the movie going with a steady, commanding hand..." 09/26/2003 p.E15USA Today
"...A fun movie to sit through....And the movie is all Lane, make no mistake..." 09/26/2003 p.8E Variety
"...A spellbinding display of emotional transparency..." 09/22/2003 p.23 Chicago Sun-Times
"Lane glows with good cheer and we enjoy the escapism." 01/30/2004 p.11 Spirituality & Health
"[T]he perfect tonic for those who have not yet seen how a special place can nurture spiritual transformation." 05/01/2004 pp.72-3 James Berardinelli's ReelViews 7 of 10
I am of the firm opinion that the term "chick flick" (which manifestly applies to this film) should
Chicago Sun-Times 8 of 10
Under the Tuscan Sun is an alluring example of yuppie porn, seducing audiences with a shapely - Roger Ebert
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| Customer Reviews | ![]() | | Cinematography |  5 | | Plot |  4 | | Acting | 5 | | Overall Satisfaction | 5 |
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5 of 5 Tuscan Fussin Monday, November 17, 2008
Mark from Atlanta, GA
Frances Mayes, a San Francisco author discovers her husband is cheating on her. Her soon to be ex has a young pregnant mistress and wants the house she owns with inherited money. She gets out of the marriage and moves to an apartment complex filled with characters and divorced people in mourning. Her gay friends give her a ticket to Tuscany on a gay tour, because they can't go, one of them is expecting. (Frances is straight goes to escape reality) The next thing you know, Frances is in Tuscany getting off a tour bus and buys a charming little villa that needs work.
The movie is great, you can identify with Lane's character and are drawn in. As wind violently blows, windows bang open, lightening destroys the washing machine in the the yard and the heavens rage in fury, Frances runs from room to room in fear, finds the bed to hide with the protection of St. Mary and an owl that finds that refuge on the nearby chair back, she drifts off to sleep. She wakes the next morning to a perfect day and is greeted by Mr. Martini. Next she hires workers from Poland to fix the villa. Frances wants to be alone, that would give a chance to mourn her marriage; but she is surrounded by many eccentric people, the workers and Katherine, who wears great fashion and got a lot of good advice she shares from a once famous but dead, Fellini. Mr. Martini, a friendly real-estate agent also fits honor and care into the plot. There is also a family with an olive grove and a grandmother who is heartbroken after being dumped by an Internet lover and a daughter who is in love with one of her workers.
The movie is inspired by Under the Tuscan Sun: At Home in Italy, a great fiction book by Frances Mayes. A great movie that shows us that life is a journey and it's all how you look at it. Buy the book, and have a fantastic journey a bit differnt, but well worth the ride. Was this review helpful?  
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