Under the Tuscan Sun Movie Review 2003

Very loose adaptation of the Frances Mayes bestseller has beautiful scenery--both from its leads and Italy. Still in shock from her recent divorce, writer Frances (Lane) is given a change-of-scenery trip by her lesbian best friend Patti (Oh). While traveling in Tuscany, Frances comes across a rundown villa, which she impulsively buys and proceeds to renovate with the aid of some displaced Polish workmen. She begins to make friends with the locals, including handsome Marcello (Bova), with whom she is soon getting romantic. Lane is exuberant as the newly risk-taking Frances but Oh supplies much humor when Patti shows up, pregnant and deserted by her lover, to join Frances's new household.

Distribution

Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 500 S. Buena Vista St., Burbank, CA 91521-1120, Toll-free: 800-723-4763, URL: http://www.bvhe.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 113 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Italy, Divorce, Writers, Lesbians, Pregnant Pauses, Female Bonding, Handyman Specials

Screenplay

Audrey Wells

Cast

Diane Lane, Sandra Oh, Lindsay Duncan, Raoul Bova, Vincent Riotta, Guilia Steigerwalt, Pawel Szajda, Valentine Pelka, Sasa Vulicevic, David Sutcliffe

Cinematography

Geoffrey Simpson

Director

Audrey Wells

Music

Christophe Beck

Other

Aaron Glascock, Curt Schulkey, Andrew Marcus, Arthur Coburn, Nicoletta Ercole, Stephen McCabe

Producer

Tom Sternberg, Audrey Wells, Timnick Films, Blue Gardenia, Touchstone Pictures