Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0786936238679
Format: Anamorphic
Label: Walt Disney Video
Manufacturer: Walt Disney Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Walt Disney Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2004-02-03
Running Time: 113
Studio: Walt Disney Video
Theatrical Release Date: 2003-09-26

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Summary: under the Tuscany Sun
Comment: Was Very Very disappointed!! Movie though brand new, just out of the box it was stopping all the time during the latter part of the movie.

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Summary: A Chick Flick a Dude could love!
Comment: Under the Tuscan Sun is a rare breed of chick flick. You know, the one where the guy says aw no, not a chick flick, but deep down inside he like this is a great movie and I really love Diane Lane.

Yeah, you know that guy.

Unfortunately, I fall into that category. Well, not unfortunately. This is a really good movie. Lane really shines as a recent divorcee who relocates to Tuscany and many adventures ensue with her handymen, potential mates and her neighbor(s).

The scenery is beautiful and makes me want to travel to Italy and enjoy the many wonders therein.

If you are a dude, you may like it and if you are a chick you will like it. Trust me!

Oh and did I mention Diane Lane is in it.....

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Summary: Fine acting - great scenery - worth getting
Comment: The subject matter probably doesn't have wide appeal (a woman's recovery from divorce) but the actors give good performances and I think that the film hasn't gotten the credit that it deserves. If you don't tend to like things in the "chick flick" category, you probably won't like this movie - but if you like movies where everything turns out all right in the end, then this is definitely worth a watch!

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Summary: Do not make a guy watch this film.
Comment: Ok, you know how women love to take about 4 hours to convey 35 seconds worth of information? Take that concept, turn it into a movie, and you have Under the Tuscan Sun.

This is a movie that women just love. It has some kind of subtlety or something or other. But whatever that something is, men cannot detect it. I was forced to watch it, and it was literally about 2 hours with no meaningful sequence of events that I could detect.

So this is a movie that is great for women (I think), but men will find more boring that basically anything.

Customer Rating:

Summary: A great way to spend a couple of hours
Comment: This is just one of those movies I can watch at least once a year. Why more films aren't made about ditching your crummy life and moving to Tuscany, I haven't figured out. It's my ultimate fantasy.

In addition to that, Diane Lane gives a gracious performance fraught with uncertainty and humility - she doesn't have it all figured out, and she doesn't pretend to. As a recent divorcee, she is sad and struggling to find herself and figure out what she wants out of life. The bursts of sadness and loneliness she experiences throughout the movie are heartening and lend credence to her plight-she is a middle-aged woman, who has lost her home and has been tossed aside by her uncaring husband - and she is clearly not going to get over it just because she has moved to a (soon to be) fabulous villa in Tuscany. I appreciated this detail because in many movies, the actors behave in a way that is totally inconsistent with how real life would play out.

Grab some popcorn and your girlfriends, maybe a Kleenex or two, and enjoy!

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Editorial Reviews:

Though she made her first movie at the age of 13, Diane Lane has only blossomed into a true star in her 30s, and Under the Tuscan Sun marks her full flowering. After a brutal divorce, Frances (Lane, Unfaithful, A Walk on the Moon) is persuaded by her friend Patti (Sandra Oh) to take a tour of Italy--where, on a whim that she hopes will rescue her from her desperate unhappiness, she buys a rundown villa and sets out to renovate it. Along the way, she gets advice from a former Fellini actress, meets a scrumptious Italian lover, and helps support Patti after her own relationship derails. The conclusion of Under the Tuscan Sun holds no surprises, but the deft turns and observations along the way are delightful. Lane carries the film effortlessly but surely, exuding both heartbreak and re-awakening passion. --Bret Fetzer