From the tourist-myth balcony in Love in the Villa to the €1 fixer-upper fantasy in La Dolce Villa, and the metaphor-heavy renovation in Made in Italy, these films prove one thing: in movies, emotional problems can apparently be solved with Tuscan sunshine, a crumbling house, and a bottle of wine.
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DEATH VALLEY (2015) — a dusty little thriller with a strong middle act, sun-baked cinematography, and characters who make dehydration look like a lifestyle choice. Uneven writing, odd baggage, still surprisingly watchable.
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