Product: Under the Tuscan Sun (2003)
Rating: 5.0
A Taste of Italy
I loved this film. I loved the book. I love Italy!I read Francis Mayes book Under the Tuscan Sun just before I went to Italy the first time in 1997. I've been back several times since. I can't help it. The country and the people draw me back. I can relate to Mayes need for a home there. When I first heard of a movie being made based on the book, I anxiously awaited its release. Even knowing that there would be creative license used to relate the book to film, I was never worried about the outcome. I knew it would be a beautiful film. I'm not disappointed.Some of the situations and set up have changed to suit the film format, but these were all done well. What remains is the essence of the book. The essence of Italy. How it makes you fall in love with history. How it makes you fall in love with simple and flavorful food. How it makes you fall in love with the beautiful Italian people. How it makes you fall in love with the beautiful countryside and rolling hills filled with olives and grapes.They've attached a simple story line to the movie, but its roots go much deeper. Watch it for the good romantic movie that it is, but look closer. Listen to the words. See the people, old and young that move through the story. Look at the scenery. It really does look like that. Everywhere. Read the book and go see the movie again. I am.