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Frances Mayes is a 35-year-old San Francisco writer whose perfect life has just taken an unexpected detour. Her recent divorce has left her with terminal writer's block and extremely depressed. Her best friend, Patti, is beginning to think that she might never recover. "Dr. Patti's" prescription: 10 days in Tuscany. It's there, on a whim, that Frances purchases a villa named Bramasole--literally, "something that yearns for the sun." The home needs much restoration, but what better place for a new beginning than the home of the Renaissance? As she flings herself into her new life at the villa in the lush Italian countryside, Frances makes new friends among her neighbors; but in the quiet moments, she is fearful that her ambitions for her new life--and new family--may not be realized, until a chance encounter in Rome throws Frances into the arms of an intriguing Portobello antiques dealer named Marcello. Even as she stumbles forward on her uncertain journey, one thing becomes clear: in life, there are second chances.
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| Also Known As: |
Under the Tuscan Sun: At Home in Italy
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| Production Status: |
Released |
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| Logline: |
A divorced American writer in her mid-30s gives up everything and moves to Italy in search of a new, more romantic life. |
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| Genres: |
Comedy, Drama, Romance and Adaptation |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 53 min. |
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| Release Date: |
September 26th, 2003 (wide) |
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| MPAA Rating: |
PG-13 for for sexual content and language. |
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| Distributors: |
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
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| Production Co.: |
Blue Gardenia Productions, Timnick Films Production
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| Studios: |
Touchstone Pictures
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$43,601,508 |
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| Filming Locations: |
Tuscany, Italy
Rome, Italy
Positano, Italy
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| Produced in: |
United States |
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