Under the Tuscan Sun

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

2003 1h 53m EN

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6.9

SOLID

★6.9TMDB · 1,012

RomanceComedy

Synopsis

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Frances 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.

“Life offers you a thousand chances ... all you have to do is take one.”

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Cast

Diane Lane
Frances
Lindsay Duncan
Katherine
Vincent Riotta
Martini
Giulia Louise Steigerwalt
Chiara
Raoul Bova
Marcello
Sandra Oh
Patti
Pawel Szajda
Pawel
Roberto Nobile
Placido

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Audrey Wells
Writers: Audrey Wells, Audrey Wells
Languages: German, Spanish, French, English, Italian, Polish
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Made its money back 3.3× over at the box office.

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ERA

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Released 23 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 6 languages: German, Spanish, French, English, Italian, Polish.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Audrey Wells, shot by Geoffrey Simpson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Christophe Beck. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Arthur Coburn shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Diane Lane and Lindsay Duncan and Vincent Riotta carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Life offers you a thousand chances ... all you have to do is take one.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Audrey Wells directs. Geoffrey Simpson behind the camera. Christophe Beck scores. Arthur Coburn cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in German, Spanish, French, English, Italian, Polish.

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Things worth knowing

1Made its money back 3.3× over at the box office.
2Released 23 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 6 languages: German, Spanish, French, English, Italian, Polish.
4Directed by Audrey Wells, shot by Geoffrey Simpson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Christophe Beck. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Arthur Coburn shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Diane Lane and Lindsay Duncan and Vincent Riotta carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Life offers you a thousand chances ... all you have to do is take one.".
9IMDB entry: tt0328589 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 21 themes, including "depression", "villa", "san francisco, california", "professor".