#Audrey wells

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Guinevere (1999) dir. Audrey Wells

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Under the Tuscan Sun (2003) | dir. Audrey Wells

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Characters, book, and author names under the cut

Maurice Hall/Alec Scudder - Maurice by E.M. Forster 

Tatianna/Clarissa - Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer

Nick Russo/Andy Fleming - We Could Be So Good by Cat Sebastian 

Audrey Wells/Harper Harper/Merritt Eamons - Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M Danforth

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The truth about cats & dogs, 1996

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Under the Tuscan Sun (2003)

Audrey Wells Dir.

“Regrets are a waste of time. They're the past crippling you in the present.”

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Animated movie of the day: Over the moon (2020)

Death isn't a stranger in the world of animation, as all the jokes of Disney moms can attest to. Grief, however? While not uncharted territory, most western animated movie protagonists seldom discuss their feelings on the matter as anything but a footnote of their emotional journeys. So to have this film try and do that in a traditional animated musical is one brave but lofty goal.

Directed by Glenn Keane, most renowned for animating characters like Ariel from The Little Mermaid(1989), the film takes cues from those old animated classics to approach Chinese mythology in the modern world. Namely, how a girl called Fei Fei idolizes the story of the goddess of the moon Chang'e and her beloved Houyi. As her father is about to get married for a second time and bringing along a half brother with them, she decides to meet her idol in the moon in hopes she can help her bring her mother back, for Chang'e always kept faithful to Houyi even after his demise millennia ago.

If this sounds like a strangely depressing set up, you'd be surprised how much the film does to create an adventurous narrative with it. It's full of humor, imaginative visuals and explosive musical numbers with vibrant colors, cute companions and chases of childlike imagination. Doesn't hurt Chinese culture is depicted with breathtaking detail and accuracy (which makes the more jarring half the cast is composed by Korean-American actors but let's ignore that for now).

However, the foundation is still composed of two stories of people who never moved on from the death of a loved one. And while it's clear one stands to contrast with the other to reinforce the emotional impact, there's parts when they do trip on each other's feet, with goofy shenanigans in the second act that clearly exist just to pad out the run time.

That said, this doesn't detract from either that climax, nor the beauty of the message: to let go so you can love again.

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273 - Under the Tuscan Sun (Patreon Selects)

This week, our Patreon Selects episodes continue and they're staying in Europe! One of our sponsors has selected for us an Oscar nomination follow-up star vehicle for the divine Diane Lane, 2003's Under the Tuscan Sun. Loosely adapted from Frances Mayes' memoir, the film follows Lane as a new divorce gifted a Tuscan vacation who decides to feel the rain on her skin (no one else can feel it for her! only she can let it in!) and buys a Tuscan home to uproot her life. Fresh off an Unfaithful Best Actress nomination, the film launched in the fall but was quickly reduced to romcom fare unworthy of awards.

This episode, we talk about Lane's career leading up to the critical groundswell that resulted in her Oscar nomination. We also talk about Lindsay Duncan going all La Dolce Vita, contemporary production design, and the 2003 Golden Globes Best Actress in a Musical/Comedy lineup.

Topics also include being Gay and Away at the Taco Bell hotel, Grey's Anatomy, and the incoming Oscar nominations!

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Under The Tuscan Sun directed by Audrey Wells

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What I'm watching (2023 Edition) || Under the Tuscan Sun (2003)

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Under the Tuscan Sun (2003) Review

When writer Frances Mayes gets divorced this would lead to her having writers block and suffering with depression. She decides to then head to Tuscany and ends up buying a house (as you do). ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Continue reading Under the Tuscan Sun (2003) Review

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MORE FEMALE FILMMAKERS LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: (4/?)

Catherine Called Birdy (2022)

Directed by Lena Dunham

Under the Tuscan Sun (2003)

Directed by Audrey Wells

Mamma Mia (2008) / Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again (2018)

Directed by Phyllida Lloyd

Bird Box (2018)

Directed by Susanne Bier

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Everyone had to wear yellow for her birthday party!

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Work in progress !!

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a year later, i return with part 2 | part 1

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The truth about cats & dogs, 1996