Under the Tuscan Sun

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Under the Tuscan Sun
Under the Tuscan Sun film poster
Directed by	Audrey Wells
Produced by	Tom Sternberg, Audrey Wells
Written by	Frances Mayes (book), Audrey Wells
Starring	Diane Lane, Sandra Oh, Lindsay Duncan
Distributed by	Buena Vista Pictures
Release date(s)	September 20, 2003
Running time	113 min
Language	English
Budget	~ US$ 18,000,000
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Under the Tuscan Sun is a 2003 film directed by Audrey Wells. It is based on a book by Frances Mayes.

[edit] Plot

Tagline: Life offers you a thousand chances ... all you have to do is take one.

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

Frances Mayes (Diane Lane) is a 35-year-old San Francisco writer whose perfect life has just taken an unexpected detour. Her recent divorce has left her depressed and with terminal writer's block, and her best friend Patti (Sandra Oh), a lesbian who is expecting a child, is beginning to think she might never recover. Patti convinces Frances to take an Italian holiday on a gay tour. While stopping in a small town she sees a notice about villa for sale. The next day the tour bus passes the villa and she has the driver stop so she can explore the house. In a series of serendipitous events she becomes the owner of a lovely yet dilapidated villa in beautiful Tuscany, Italy. From this point her life begins anew with a variety of interesting characters and odd but gentle souls.

She assembles a crew of mostly Polish immigrants to repair the house. Over the next year, she welcomes her San Francisco friend Patti, due to the fact that her life partner had left her, after the 5 times the couple had tried to get pregnant. Eventually, she finds the fulfillment she was searching for in a wedding at the villa. The movie ends with the possibility of a new love in her life.