| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Movie Name | UNDER THE TUSCAN SUN (2003) |
| Director | Audrey Wells |
| Writer | Frances Mayes, Audrey Wells |
| Lead Actor | Meg Ryan |
| Cast | Diane Lane, Raoul Bova, Sandra Oh |
| Genre | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Release Date | September 26, 2003 (United States) |
| Duration | 1h 53m(113 min) |
| Budget | $18 million |
| Language | English |
| IMDB Rating | 6.7/10 |
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UNDER THE TUSCAN SUN
Frances (Diane Lane) is a 35 year old writer in San Francisco whose world collapses when she discovers her husband’s affair. After he gets the house in the divorce settlement, lesbian friends send Frances on a gay tour of Tuscany so she can relax and not have to think about a new relationship.
In the small town of Cortona, Frances sees an ad for a villa called Bramasole and buys it on a whim. She soon begins to transform the house with the help of a contractor and his Polish work crew. The townspeople she meets include an eccentric former actress expatriate, Katherine (Lindsay Duncan).
Frances cooks for the construction crew, watches an old man bring flowers to a Madonna shrine every day, and dreams of a white dress, a wedding and a family.
One night, while she’s alone, there is a terrible storm. Frances, a fallen away Methodist, reaches up to touch the Madonna above her bed and finally falls asleep.
While her villa is being renovated, she escapes to Rome and meets handsome Marcello (Raoul Bova). They spend a night together and Frances hopes for a future.
Needless to say, there is a white dress, a wedding and a family though not what you might expect.
Like the best selling book Under the Tuscan Sun by Frances Mayes (which I read after seeing the film), the film is poetic, visually beautiful and filled with hope and new life. The movie has a fairy tale quality, while the book is a tranquil narrative. But the book is in the film (storm, house, landscape and many characters).
Frances is on a journey, in the midst of rebuilding her house, her life. I loved the way the film, like the book, showed the Madonna as her safe haven and friend.
The script occasionally tries too hard to be contemporary. Thoughtful viewers will enter into this film with their moral imagination to explore the characters’ choices. Some sexuality, warm and inviting tale about sincere seekers who are in danger of not recovering from the sadness that life hands them.
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