Under the Tuscan Sun2003
Under the Tuscan Sun (2003)
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Cast
as Frances
as Patti
as Katherine
as Marcello
as Martini
as Placido
as Fiorella
as Nona Cardinale
as Chiara
as Pawel
as Jerzy
as Zbignew
as Old Man with Flowers
as Nino
as Signora Raguzzi
as Contessa
as Ed
as Grace
as Nasty Man
as Colleague
as Author
as San Francisco Guy
as Head Mover
as Apartment Manager
as Tour Member Rodney
as David
as Seat Mate
as Gay Tourist
as Gay Tourist
as Gay Tourist
as Gay Tourist
as Gay Tourist
as Rome Man No. 1
as Rome Man No. 2
as Rome Man No. 3
as Gianni
as Gianni's Daughter
as German Woman
as German Man
as Dinner Guest
as Contractor No. 1
as Contractor No. 2
as Contractor No. 3
as Marcello's Cousin
as Marcello's Niece
as Positano Policeman
as Choir Singer
as Signor Martini's Wife
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Critic Reviews for Under the Tuscan Sun
All Critics (155) | Top Critics (44) | Fresh (96) | Rotten (59) | DVD (18)
Not much for teens in this book adaptation.
And while the movie gets a bit too cute and cloying at times, especially when it dips into tired sentimentality, Lane carries it all marvelously, lighting up the screen with one of the year's best performances.
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.
The 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.
Like the crumbling Italian villa at the center of this story, there is a lot wrong with the movie, but it is so enticing -- especially for its intended audience -- that it is hard to resist.
Audience Reviews for Under the Tuscan Sun
Diane Lane raises this heart-warming film above average in a very adorable performance that conveys with a lot of sensitivity the pangs of depression and yearning to start over, helping make this the kind of feel-good story that is even more enchanting thanks to the beauty of its locations.
Super Reviewer
This is a cliched and silly chick flick, but the performances are not too bad, and the scenery is quite nice. It's not terrible, but it's also not really my type of movie. Having been to Tuscany though, I can say this movie actually meant something to me, and hell, it's a bit entertaining, and surprisingly not boring. Again though, this film really didn't stand out for me.
Super Reviewer
Cliched, but thankfully not too boring. It's been said that the movie is hardly similar to the memoir on which it's based, and that the memoir in itself (which includes recipes for most of the part) is quite boring (why am I not surprised?). Nevertheless, it was a NYT BS for more than 2 years!!! When I finished watching the movie, I was quite disappointed. But when I realized that it's based on such a boring (surely, some people will have a contradictory opinion) memoir, I felt somewhat relieved. 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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Under the Tuscan Sun Quotes
| Katherine: | Never lose your childish innocence. It is the most important thing. |
| Frances Mayes: | When she falls in love marcelo. |
| 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. |
| 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. |