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Stealing Beauty

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Stealing Beauty (1996)

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Reviews Counted: 47

Fresh: 24

Rotten:23

Average Rating: 5.8/10

Runtime: 1 hr 52 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: When 19-year-old Lucy Harmon (Liv Tyler) arrives in Tuscany, wondering about her mother (a recent suicide) and still nursing a crush on Niccolo, the local playboy she met on a visit four years... When 19-year-old Lucy Harmon (Liv Tyler) arrives in Tuscany, wondering about her mother (a recent suicide) and still nursing a crush on Niccolo, the local playboy she met on a visit four years earlier, everyone sits up and takes notice--especially director Bernardo Bertolucci, who trains his camera on the ingenue with understandable enthusiasm. The Graysons, who own the artists' colony and villa where Lucy's mother once wrote poetry, take the young girl in, and their guests enjoy the infusion of youth. Perhaps most deeply affected is Alex Parrish (Jeremy Irons), a terminally ill writer who finds Lucy charming and vital. Before such attentions, Lucy's interest in Niccolo (who turns out to be a jerk) quickly fades, replaced by an unexpected mystery regarding the identity of her father and a possible new love. And in a further attempt to understand her mother, Lucy writes light little poems as well. (Bertolucci has her words appear on the screen as she scribbles.) In fact, everything seems light in lush and lovely in Tuscany, which provides a gorgeous setting for the gifted ensemble to play out their intrigues. [More]

Starring: Liv Tyler, Jeremy Irons, Donal McCann, Stefania Sandrelli

Starring: Liv Tyler, Jeremy Irons, Donal McCann, Stefania Sandrelli, Jean Marais, Francesco Siciliano, Sinead Cusack, D.W. Moffett, Rachel Weisz

Director: Bernardo Bertolucci

Director: Bernardo Bertolucci
Screenwriter: Susan Minot
Story: Bernardo Bertolucci
Producer: Jeremy Thomas
Composer: Richard Hartley

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[A] hilariously inscrutable exercise in pseudo-profundity.

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Desson Thomson
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Elaborately awful.

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A civilized, mellow, and generally graceful chamber piece.

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Jonathan Rosenbaum
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I find it to be one of his most sublime achievements, filled with a sunny laziness and slow awakening.

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05/26/06
Jeffrey M. Anderson
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A welcome reminder of Bertolucci's directorial assurance.

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Susan Granger
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Liv Tyler is radiant, but the film itself suffers from the same self-indulgence that always hampers Bertolucci's work.

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Clint Morris
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The script is in keeping with the fabric of the film. It's languid and meanders about a bit, but, coupled with the lush and inviting Tuscany countryside, this is not a bad thing at all.

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Robin Clifford
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Gorgeous Tuscan scenery and a breakthrough performance by Liv Tyler help make this sudsy flick entertaining.

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Auteur-slumming at The WB

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Bill Chambers
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Somewhat erotic and warm, and pleasant to gaze at.

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