A middle-aged writer takes a trip to Tuscany to get over her divorce and a bad case of writer's block. On a whim, she buys a dilapidated villa, and fixes it up while immersing herself in a new life and gathering a new circle of friends - including a handsome lover. Romantic comedy drama, starring Diane Lane, Raoul Bova, Sandra Oh and Lindsay Duncan.

Frances Mayes, a 35-year-old professor and writer from San Francisco, decides to take a tour of Tuscany following a difficult divorce. After impulsively buying a run-down villa in the Italian countryside, she begins to piece her life back together in unexpected ways.