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Under The Tuscan Sun

Under the Tuscan Sun
Under the tuscan sun poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Audrey Wells
Produced by
  • Tom Sternberg
  • Audrey Wells
Screenplay by Audrey Wells
Based on Under the Tuscan Sun
by Frances Mayes
Starring
Music by Christophe Beck
Cinematography Geoffrey Simpson
Edited by
  • Arthur Coburn
  • Andrew Marcus
  • Todd E Miller
Production
company
Distributed by Buena Vista Pictures
Release date
  • September 26, 2003 (2003-09-26) (USA)
Running time
113 minutes
Country United States
Italy
Language English
Budget $18 million
Box office $58.9 million

Under the Tuscan Sun is a 2003 American romantic comedy drama film written, produced, and directed by Audrey Wells and starring Diane Lane. Based on Frances Mayes' 1996 memoir Under the Tuscan Sun, the film is about a recently divorced writer who buys a villa in Tuscany on a whim, hoping it will lead to a change in her life. The film was nominated for the Art Directors Guild Excellence in Production Design Award, and for her performance in the film, Diane Lane received a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Performance by an Actress.

Frances Mayes (Diane Lane) is a San Francisco writer whose seemingly perfect life takes an unexpected turn when she learns that her husband has been cheating on her. The divorce—and the loss of her house to her ex-husband and his much-younger, pregnant new partner—leaves her depressed and unable to write. Her best friend Patti (Sandra Oh), a lesbian who is expecting a child, is beginning to think Frances might never recover. She urges Frances to take an Italian vacation to Tuscany using the ticket she purchased before she became pregnant. At first Frances refuses, but after another depressing day in her gloomy apartment, she decides that it's a good idea to get away for a while.

In Tuscany, her tour group stops in the small town of Cortona. After wandering through the charming streets, she notices a posting for a villa for sale in Cortona. She rejoins her tour group on the bus, and just outside town, the bus stops to allow a flock of sheep to cross the road. While they wait, Frances realizes that they've stopped directly in front of the very villa that she had seen for sale—something she believes is a sign. She asks the driver to stop and she gets off the bus. Through a series of serendipitous events, she becomes the owner of a lovely yet dilapidated villa in beautiful Tuscany.


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