Under the Tuscan Sun

Name: Under the Tuscan Sun
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Released: 2003-09-20
Duration: 1 h 53 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Diane Lane, Lindsay Duncan, Vincent Riotta, Giulia Louise Steigerwalt, Raoul Bova

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

Under the Tuscan Sun (2003)

Timing: 1:53 (113 min)

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Video for the film Under the Tuscan Sun — Under the Tuscan Sun 2003 Trailer | Diane Lane | Sandra Oh

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Release date

2003-09-20

Country

Italy, United States

Production

Touchstone Pictures, Timnick Films, Tatiale Films, Blue Gardenia Productions

Genre

Romance, Comedy

Budget

$18 000 000

Box office

$58 878 723

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Director

Audrey Wells

Actors

Diane Lane, Lindsay Duncan, Vincent Riotta, Giulia Louise Steigerwalt, Raoul Bova, Sandra Oh, Pawel Szajda, Roberto Nobile, Anita Zagaria, Evelina Gori
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Scenario

Producer

Tom Sternberg, Audrey Wells, Laura Fattori, Sandy Kroopf, Mark Gill

Camera operator

Geoffrey Simpson

Composer

Christophe Beck

Artist

Stephen McCabe

Audition

Linda Lowy, John Brace, Béatrice Kruger

Editing

Arthur Coburn, Andrew Marcus, Todd E. Miller
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Short description

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.

What's left behind the scenes

During filming, the male model was completely nude. Underwear was later added using computer technology; otherwise, the film would have received an R rating (individuals under 17 years of age are only permitted to view the film when accompanied by a parent or legal guardian).
Scenes with Jeffrey Tambor as the divorce lawyer were cut from the film at his own request. Tambor was so impressed with Diane Lane's performance that he convinced director Audrey Wells that the scenes involving him would have more impact if his character wasn't on screen.
Audrey Wells wanted to cast Polish actors for the roles of Polish immigrant workers, but was unable to do so due to issues with their visas, which the Italian government was in no hurry to resolve.
The original idea differed from what is shown in the film. According to it, Frances and her fiancé buy the estate together and enjoy their time in Tuscany together; in the film, however, she is already married and divorcing her husband due to his infidelity, and then travels to Tuscany where she purchases the estate.