Under the Tuscan Sun

Under the Tuscan Sun

Under the Tuscan Sun

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Under the Tuscan Sun

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

2003

1h 53m

6.9(927 votes)

Romance

Comedy

Overview

After a rough divorce, Frances, a 35-year-old professor and writer from San Francisco takes a tour of Tuscany at the urgings of her friends. On a whim she buys Bramasole, a run down villa in the Tuscan countryside and begins to piece her life together starting with the villa and finds that life sometimes has unexpected ways of giving her everything she wanted.

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Production Companies

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Cast & Crew

32 members

Acting

Diane Lane

Frances

Diane Lane

Acting

Lindsay Duncan

Katherine

Lindsay Duncan

Acting

Vincent Riotta

Martini

Vincent Riotta

Acting

Giulia Louise Steigerwalt

Chiara

Giulia Louise Steigerwalt

Acting

Raoul Bova

Marcello

Raoul Bova

Acting

Sandra Oh

Patti

Sandra Oh

Acting

Pawel Szajda

Pawel

Pawel Szajda

Acting

Roberto Nobile

Placido

Roberto Nobile

Acting

Anita Zagaria

Fiorella

Anita Zagaria

Acting

Evelina Gori

Nona Cardinale

Evelina Gori

Acting

Kate Walsh

Grace

Kate Walsh

Acting

Valentine Pelka

Jerzy

Valentine Pelka

Acting

Saša Vulićević

Zbignew

Saša Vulićević

Acting

Claudia Gerini

Signora Raguzzi

Claudia Gerini

Directing

Mario Monicelli

Old Man with Flowers

Mario Monicelli

Acting

Massimo Sarchielli

Nino

Massimo Sarchielli

Acting

Geoffrey Rivas

Head Mover

Geoffrey Rivas

Acting

Sean Kaplan

Seat Mate

No Image

Acting

Nuccio Siano

Gianni

Nuccio Siano

Acting

David Sutcliffe

Ed

David Sutcliffe

Acting

Laura Pestellini

Contessa

Laura Pestellini

Crew

Emiliano Novelli

Positano Policeman

Emiliano Novelli

Acting

Marit Nissen

German Woman

Marit Nissen

Acting

Ralph Palka

German Man

Ralph Palka

Acting

Kristoffer Ryan Winters

David Tour Guide

No Image

Acting

Jeffery Jones

Gay Tourist

Jeffery Jones

Acting

Vittorio Pecchillo

Gay Tourist

Vittorio Pecchillo

Acting

Don McManus

Nasty Man

Don McManus

Acting

Elden Henson

Author

Elden Henson

Acting

Jack Kehler

Apartment Manager

Jack Kehler

Acting

Jeffrey Tambor

Lawyer (uncredited)

Jeffrey Tambor

Acting

Matt Salinger

Colleague

Matt Salinger

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