UNDER THE TUSCAN SUN (2003)

One year after a painful divorce, novelist and book reviewer Frances Mayes decides to take a Gay and Away tour of Tuscany at the urging of her good friends Patti and her gay partner, in hopes of breaking through her depression and writer's block. The warmth and beauty of Cortena offered a comfort to Frances, inspiring new ideas. One thing leads to another and Frances winds up buying a fixer upper, charming villa, the vehicle in which she begins to rebuild her life.

The cast includes: Diane Lane, Sandra Oh, Lindsay Duncan, Raoul Bova, Vincent Riotta, Mario Monicelli, Roberto Nobile, Anita Zagaria, Evelina Gori, Valentine Pelka, and Sasa Vulicevic.

Screenplay by Audrey Wells, based on the novel by Frances Mayes, "Under the Tuscan Sun: At Home in Italy."

Directed by: Audrey Wells.

The Under The Tuscan Sun Review

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