Under the Tuscan Sun

Under the Tuscan Sun (2003) is Audrey Wells' romantic dramedy you can watch online on iFILM. Reeling from a brutal divorce, San Francisco writer Frances Mayes takes a trip to Italy just to feel something again.

Tuscany does the rest. On pure impulse she buys a crumbling old villa in the hills, with no plan, no Italian, and nothing but the urge to start over. What follows is a slow rebuild: a renovation handled by a crew of Polish workmen, oddball new neighbors, chance encounters, and the careful work of becoming herself again. Love shows up, just not where or how she's bracing for it.

Diane Lane carries the whole thing, and her Frances isn't a glamour fantasy but a real woman learning to be alone. The film is loosely adapted from the real Frances Mayes' memoir, drifting well away from the book's actual plot. Sandra Oh plays her pregnant best friend, and the Tuscan landscape works like a character of its own. A warm pick for anyone drawn to the idea of reinventing life after forty. Stream Under the Tuscan Sun (2003) online on iFILM.