Under the Tuscany Sun

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0328589/

After Frances's seemingly happy San Francisco marriage ends abruptly, she goes into a funk. Urged by her friends to move on, she joins a bus tour of Tuscany where, on the spur of the moment, she buys a crumbling villa. She assembles a crew of oddballs and immigrants to repair the house; over the next year, as they work, she welcomes one of her New York friends who's pregnant and at loose ends, and she seeks love, first (tenuously) with her married real estate agent, then with a charming stranger. Although life gets in the way of love, Frances's wishes come true in unexpected ways, and there's always the Tuscan sun.


A very beautiful movie. So beautiful that I plan on bugging Mike about visiting Italy before we die, preferably before I'm gray lol. Diane Lane is adorable in the movie as a broken hearted, depressed writer who meets all sorts of interesting characters after purchasing the villa. There's her cute real estate agent, the captivating Catherine, love sick Parvo and Marcello (/purr). Very good movie, totally not what I expected.

Lolanae 20 years ago
It's also based on a true story I believe. I know there is a book. I loved the movie. So cute and happy, yet even sad. Very well done. I love how she actually ends up in Tuscany hehe.
Mileron 20 years ago
I liked it too. The ending kind of jarred me, but after watching it a fourth time I realized it was perfect.
Xandare 20 years ago
chick flick alert!

why do they even do movies that have fewer than 4 explosions?