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Title: Under The Tuscan Sun
Starring: Diane Lane
Released: 3rd February 2004
SRP: $29.99

Further Details
Touchstone Home Entertainment have announced the region one release of Under The Tuscan Sun which stars Diane Lane, Sandra Oh and Lindsay Duncan. This romantic comedy will be available in shops from the 3rd February next year and should set you back somewhere in the region of $29.99. I'm afraid that disc specs are not yet available although we do have the official artwork attached below:

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So, if Cosmic Bus is around to post the coverwork and make some fun of me.....that would be nice...

Cool. Nice artwork for an excellent movie. It's still doing well in theaters!

Damn she's Hot

Here is the official specs:

Buena Vista Home Entertainment have announced the Region 1 DVD release of the recent box office smash hit Under The Tuscan Sun for February 3rd, 2004. This romantic comedy stars Academy Award nominee Diane Lane (Unfaithful, The Perfect Storm) as a writer who suffers a painful divorce and heads to the beautiful Tuscany hills in search of adventure and to rebuild her life. The highly acclaimed box office hit will be available just in time for Valentine's Day. Arriving in separate Anamorphic Widescreen and Full Screen editions. Extra features on both are:

Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround
Audio commentary with Director Audrey Wells
Deleted Scenes
Filmmaker and cast interviews including Diane Lane and ‘Under The Tuscan Sun’ novelist Frances Mayes
Retail $29.99

Cover art: Click below
http://www.davisdvd.com/bin/covers40.html

The Press Release:

DIANE LANE
Stars In
UNDER THE TUSCAN SUN
Escape To Adventure And Romance on DVD February 3, 2004
BURBANK, Calif., November 12, 2003 – Touchstone Home Entertainment, who brought audiences “Sweet Home Alabama,” invites you to escape with Academy Award® nominee Diane Lane to beautiful Tuscany in search of adventure and unexpected surprises in UNDER THE TUSCAN SUN, on DVD and VHS on February 3, 2004. This acclaimed film, set in the vibrant and stunning Tuscan countryside, is the theatrical box office hit that has won over critics and film audiences alike. Featuring a breakthrough performance by Diane Lane (Best Actress nominee, “Unfaithful,” 2002) the romantic comedy UNDER THE TUSCAN SUN is available just in time for Valentine’s Day. On DVD, audiences will be treated to deleted scenes, and get a special insiders look at filming in Italy with filmmaker and cast interviews including Diane Lane and Under The Tuscan Sun novelist Frances Mayes. There is also insightful feature audio commentary with Director Audrey Wells, and the DVD is available in separate widescreen and full-frame editions. UNDER THE TUSCAN SUN will be available for $29.99 (S.R.P.) on DVD and $24.99 (S.R.P.) on VHS.

The life of freshly divorced San Francisco writer Frances Mayes (Diane Lane) is about to take an unexpected but much needed upturn. Trying to shake Frances out of her lethargy and post-breakup funk, her friend Patti (Sandra Oh, TV’s “Arliss;” “The Princess Diaries”) offers Frances a gift that she hopes will do the trick: a ten-day trip to Tuscany, in the heart of Italy. And right there, under the Tuscan sun, the unlikeliest thing happens: Frances impulsively buys a run-down villa named “Bramasole” – literally, “something that yearns for the sun” – and in so doing, plunges herself into a brand new life. As she embraces the local ways and devotes herself to the restoration of her new home, Frances finds herself forming close bonds with the people around her and slowly rediscovering the pleasures of laughter, friendship and romance. Even as she stumbles forward on her uncertain journey, one thing becomes clear: in life, there are second chances.

Screen Story and screenplay by Audrey Wells. Based on the book Under The Tuscan Sun by Frances Mayes. Produced by Tom Sternberg and Audrey Wells. Executive Producers Laura Fattori, Sandy Kroopf, Mark Gill. Directed by Audrey Wells.

http://www.upcomingdiscs.com/press_r..._where=dvd_rel

YAY! thanks for all the resourceful info guys I've been trying to find out for ages now. I cannot wait for this release I loved the movie and I really like Diane Lane as an actress.

Hey....Welcome to the forum Libby!!

Let me guess with a name like that....a female member

You got it! a female member I am. I feel really lucky that people have been really nice to be since I signed up here last month. I also really appreciate how helpful and resouceful people are. It's great to see dvdacholics like myself out there. This forum is highly addictive. Thanks for the warm welcome pro-bassonist.

Welcome Libby!

Cover looks great. Just like the movie poster. Just glad there's no big head of Diane Lane.

Yeah, she's beautiful.

More news. From DVDFile:
http://www.dvdfile.com/software/dvd-...003/11_25.html

I haven't seen this, but definitely find Diane Lane to be yummy. I like a number of "chick flicks" but I'm not sure if this would be a good blind buy.

I'll probably wait to see if she's nominated for one of the little gold guys and then pick it up if she is. I try to see all of the major oscar nominees so I know better how to bet in the pools play along at home.

It's definately worth checking out Jough.

Thanks for all the info...will be picking this one up!!!

Scorching.

Small quirk, but if I were Frances Mayes, I'd be pretty pissed off about being referred to as the 'novelist' of UtTS - it's a memoir, not a novel. And any resemblance between the book and the movie is entirely coincidental...

Sorry... how do you mean?

Dan - Sorry, what part wasn't I clear about?
The book UtTS was a non-fiction account of a middle-aged poet in a committed relationship buying a Tuscan villa with her partner and fixing it up. Lots of travel stuff, lots of food stuff, lots of musing about history, time, aging, art, nature, etc, etc.
No sassy girlfriend. No hunky Italian love interest. Nobody who looked even remotely like Diane Lane... The film-makers basically kept the idea of an American woman buying a Tuscan villa and grafted a romantic comedy to it.

I understand. Good entertaining movie though. Diane Lane was fab!

Nice to see that Men can enjoy it to. Since it is classified as a "chick flick."

Somewhat unfairly I think. Still it's done good business at the boxoffice ($43 million so far) and I'm sure will do well overseas and on DVD and home video as well!

I'm pleased Diane Lane has proved she can 'carry' a movie!

That woman is edible.

More news:

DIANE LANE was nominated for a GOLDEN GLOBE AWARD for BEST ACTRESS in a Musical / Comedy for this great performance.

Also, Touchstone have now added a "Tuscany 101 - Making of" featurette to the DVD specifications.

You can see the other DVD specifications, cover art and disc art here:
http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=6050

Thanks!

Have a great festive break!

M.J.