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Under the Tuscan Sun
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Under the Tuscan Sun is a 2003 English-language comedy drama film directed by Audrey Wells, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Frances Mayes. The movie stars Diane Lane, Sandra Oh, Lindsay Duncan, and Raoul Bova. It is based on the work by Frances Mayes and produced by Touchstone Pictures, Timnick Films, and Blue Gardenia Productions. The film originated in the United States and Italy, with filming locations including San Francisco, Rome, and Florence.
The production had a budget of 18,000,000 and generated revenue of 58,878,723. It has a runtime of 113 minutes and was released in 2003. Distribution was handled by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, Netflix, and Disney+, with video on demand as a format. The film received a PG-13 rating and was nominated for five awards. Critical assessments include a 6.2/10 rating, a 52/100 score, and a 62% rating, alongside an IMDb score of 6.8 from 64,390 votes.
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6.9Frances Mayes, a 35-year-old professor and writer from San Francisco, decides to take a tour of Tuscany following a difficult divorce. After impulsively buying a run-down villa in the Italian countryside, she begins to piece her life back together in unexpected ways.
Cast
- Diane Lane as Frances
- Lindsay Duncan as Katherine
- Vincent Riotta as Martini
- Giulia Louise Steigerwalt as Chiara
- Raoul Bova as Marcello
- Sandra Oh as Patti
Themes
- depression
- villa
- san francisco, california
- professor
- recreation
- writer
- love affair
- divorce
- divorcee
- divorced woman
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Ratings
IMDb
6.8/10
64,390 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
62%
Metacritic
52/100
- Year
- 2003
- Runtime
- 113 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- 5 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- LGBTQ-related film
- Country of origin
- Italy
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- Under the Tuscan Sun
- Director
- Audrey Wells
- Screenwriter
- Audrey Wells
- Composer
- Christophe Beck
- Production company
- Touchstone Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Geoffrey Simpson
- Filming location
- Florence
- Duration
- 113
- FilmAffinity ID
- 455550
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Significant event
- première
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- publication date
- 2004-04-15
- title
- Under the Tuscan Sun
- after a work by
- Frances Mayes
- distributed by
- Disney+
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 62%
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