Under the Tuscan Sun (2003)
Average Rating: 6.2/10
Reviews Counted: 147
Fresh: 90 | Rotten: 57
Though formulaic and superficial, Under the Tuscan Sun is redeemed by Lane's vibrant performance.
Average Rating: 6.3/10
Critic Reviews: 37
Fresh: 23 | Rotten: 14
Though formulaic and superficial, Under the Tuscan Sun is redeemed by Lane's vibrant performance.
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A woman starts her life over with a new home in a new land in this romantic comedy drama . Frances (Diane Lane) is a writer in her mid-'30s who feels emotionally derailed after her divorce. Unhappy and unable to write, she isn't sure what to do with her life, and her best friend Patti (Sandra Oh) decides she needs some time away from her problems. With that in mind, Patti gives Frances a ticket for a two-week tour of the Tuscany region of Italy; while there, Frances finds a dilapidated old
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Cast
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Diane Lane
Frances Mayes -
Sandra Oh
Patti -
Lindsay Duncan
Katherine -
Raoul Bova
Marcello -
Vincent Riotta
Mr. Martini -
Giulia Steigerwalt
Chiara -
Pawel Szajda
Pawel -
Valentine Pelka
Jerzy -
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Dan Bucatinsky
Rodney -
Kristoffer Ryan Winters
David
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All Critics (156) | Top Critics (39) | Fresh (96) | Rotten (57) | DVD (31)
The epitome of what a feel-good movie is supposed to be but rarely is, this one is beautiful to look at and life-affirming to think about, and it doesn't have a pretentious bone in its head.
Top CriticThe movie is sweet but deeply suspect: It's like Lost Horizon re-imagined by a realtor.
... some of the most beautiful photography in any film I've seen this year.
Under the Tuscan Sun pretends to be juicy, but it doesn't allow any dribbles. It purports to make love all over us, but not without laying down lots of paper towels first.
Has about as much in common with Frances Mayes as it does with Willie Mays, but it does have the marvelous Diane Lane.
It is a glorious refreshment to spend time with characters who aren't twenty-something eye bait, someone's virtuous, whiny wife or other reductive archetypes.
"Under the Tuscan Sun" is an amiable film that, in the tradition of escapist fiction, provides a nice, scenic getaway with just enough drama to keep the story from getting stagnant.
Offers Americans the ultimate fantasy vacation. It's a beautiful, sunny, fresh air trip to Europe without the jet lag, language problems, money problems, or any other trivialities.
Not much for teens in this book adaptation.
a romantic abomination wherein the main character's best friend is a pregnant Asian lesbian who comes to Italy to visit and ends up ruining the story's only semi-romantic aspect, and extends its painful length for an extra half-hour in the process.
Fans of Diane Lane ... should be happy with what amounts to a glowing vehicle for her.
...as lightweight and fluffy as the premise might've indicated.
No textbook romantic comedy, Sun conforms to what post-divorcees hear in support groups: don't look for someone to make you happy until you can be happy with yourself
Diane Lane is charming in this witty but difficult adventure.
En la vida real la gente no suele ser tan impulsiva. Por eso películas como ésta son disfrutables: nos ofrecen la fantasía de lo que sería nuestra vida si nos animáramos.
Audience Reviews for Under the Tuscan Sun
Super Reviewer
Although (or should is be "Since") the movie had *several* cliches thrown in, and a love story added to heighten the dramatic effect, it still failed to rise above the average fare. Can't recommend.
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- Katherine: Never lose your childish innocence. It is the most important thing.
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- Frances Mayes: When she falls in love marcelo.
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- Frances Mayes: They say they built the train tracks over the Alps before there was a train that could make the trip. They built it anyway. They knew one day the train would come. Any arbitrary turning along the way,and I would be elsewhere. I would be different. What are four walls, anyway? They are what they contain.The house protects the dreamer. Unthinkably good things can happen, even late in the game. and I would be elsewhere.
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Foreign Titles
- Unter der Sonne der Toskana (DE)
