Under the Tuscan Sun Movie Download

7 / 10

Sadder and wiser romantics take heed
In many ways Under The Tuscan Sun seems to be a kinder and gentler version of The Roman Spring Of Mrs. Stone. Both deal with female protagonists who have lost their husbands and seemingly a reason for existence as both had much maybe too much invested in their marriages.

Unlike Vivien Leigh’s film where her husband dies leaving her a wealthy widow who can now indulge in hedonism, Diane Lane was a successful author who supported her husband who was struggling as a writer and she catches him with another woman. He demands and gets the alimony.

So disgusted is she that she takes off for Italy on a gay tour at the behest of her lesbian friend Margaret Oh who gives up her and her partner’s ticket for one first class for Lane because she badly needs R&R. That’s a friend, no one ever did that for me. The theory being that on a gay tour she can think without being hit on as a ready to rebound divorcée.

Passing through Tuscany she spots a villa being sold dirt cheap by American prices and impulsively buys it. After that comes a few heartaches, but gradually Lane’s back in the swing of things Italian style as it were.

I did love the nicely photographed scenes of Italy showing the daily life there. Lane really dominates the film and though she’s sadder and wiser she’s not caught up in a meaningless and hedonistic existence as Vivien Leigh was. And Margaret Oh has a lot of wisdom in her and she will be one you remember.

For sadder and wiser romantics Under The Tuscan Sun is cheerfully recommended.Read More