Heart warming films about new life in new places?
February 3, 2010 5:54 AM   Subscribe

I'm looking for films about people moving to new, scenic, warm places and the joy, awe and perhaps challenges that this brings, preferably set in the Mediterranean or Europe, preferably amusing.

Films that kind of fit the bill, Jean de Florette and sequel, La Gloire De Mon Pere and sequel, My Family and Other Animals, Mediterraneo. This is for a present for someone else.
Moves from an urban setting to a rural setting are always a bonus! Perhaps I should make clear that 'the move' doesn't have to be permanent, could be for a summer holiday, could be for a job posting, doesn't really matter but good characters, scenery and story are a must. I realise that I'm being picky but I'm actually curious about how many other films of this type there are, if indeed they are of a type!
posted by razzman to Media & Arts (12 answers total) 6 users marked this as a favorite
 
Under the Tuscan Sun, YMMV but my friend and I loved it and it perfectly fits your description.
posted by like_neon at 6:00 AM on February 3, 2010


Enchanted April. A lovely movie!
posted by Pineapplicious at 6:11 AM on February 3, 2010 [2 favorites]


A Walk in the Clouds. Critics were really divided on this movie; it has a very dreamy feel to it which some loved and some found very melodramatic. I loved it.
posted by yawper at 6:24 AM on February 3, 2010


Also: I haven’t seen A Good Year starring Russell Crowe but it appears to have this plot.
posted by yawper at 6:31 AM on February 3, 2010


A Year in Provence was a bestselling book but also made into a TV miniseries.
posted by selton at 6:33 AM on February 3, 2010


Enchanted April may well be the most heart-warming film I've ever seen.
posted by RingerChopChop at 7:08 AM on February 3, 2010


For beautiful Italian scenery and transformative travels, check out:

The Moonspinners
Roman Holiday
A Room With A View
posted by mmmbacon at 7:22 AM on February 3, 2010


Moonspinners- set in Greece
posted by mmmbacon at 7:23 AM on February 3, 2010


Shirley Valentine.
posted by mneekadon at 7:44 AM on February 3, 2010 [1 favorite]


L'auberge espagnole (students meet in barcelona). Il Postino.
posted by nicolin at 9:22 AM on February 3, 2010


Bread and Tulips - woman living in Italy ditches her family and moves to a more romantic part of Italy.
posted by jrichards at 9:49 AM on February 3, 2010


Came in to recommend Under The Tuscan Sun, but like_neon clearly beat me to it. (There is also a book the movie is based on, but I found I liked the fictional quality of the film better than the true story).

Also, A Good Year is based on a novel that is written by the same guy who wrote A Year In Provence. I've read A Year In Provence but haven't seen the miniseries; I've also read A Good Year and have seen the movie -- I'd forgotten about it, but it's similar to Under the Tuscan Sun in that it's about restoring an old estate/vinery in the south of France.

Bread & Tulips is an excellent option, too.

In an attempt to recommend something new and not merely agree with everyone else:

Cold Comfort Farm - about a woman who moves from London to stay with her relatives in the country (again, based on the book - I'm seeing a trend).
posted by paisley sheep at 1:37 PM on February 3, 2010


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