Swank Motion Pictures, Inc.

Diane Lane, Kristoffer Ryan Winters,
Raoul Bova, Sandra Oh
Touchstone Pictures; Directed by Audrey Wells
Rated PG-13; 115 minutes; 2003

Frances Mayes (Lane) is a 35 year-old writer from San Francisco who has just gone through a divorce that has left her with terminal writer’s block. In a drastic step, she buys a house in the Tuscan countryside after a visit to Italy. A new life includes a new love that gives her the fresh start she was looking for.