Saturday, February 20, 2010

Under the Tuscan Sun - The first day of the rest of my life



The first time I saw this movie was back in 2004. I was in Brazil and I went to visit someone which was watching this movie on DVD, doubled in Portuguese. I could not make anything of it. One week later I rented the DVD and saw it in English. It was like watching a totally different movie.

“Under the Tuscan Sun” is not a complex movie… but the spontaneity and charisma of Frances (Diane Lane), a woman who must suddenly divorce the man of her dreams, make this film wonderful and a bit difficult to understand if you have never been love hurt. And is there any better solution to heal one’s heart than travel to Tuscan and suddenly buy a house? Apparently not. This is one movie everyone should watch when they are depressed as this is a movie about disappointment and the courage to start all over again.

It just goes to show you that life has a lot of surprises in store for you; you just need an open mind and the courage to look for the signs. Frances is a character which has a little bit of everything: strength yet weakness, courage yet fear, happiness yet depression but, most importantly, she sometimes acts without thinking things over… and this is what brings some of the beautiful moments in life.

2 comments:

  1. Each day of our lives should be threated as first ;)

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  2. I disagree with you mate...Perhaps some day should be treated as first, but not all.

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