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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
Brand: TYLER,LIV
EAN: 0024543028338
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: 20th Century Fox
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: 20th Century Fox
Region Code: 1
Release Date: January 08, 2002
Running Time: 118 minutes
Sales Rank: 9392
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Theatrical Release Date: June 14, 1996
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Description:
Director Bernardo Bertolucci explores one girl's personal journey into womanhood in this romantic adventure starring Liv Tyler and Jeremy Irons.
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Critics were decidedly mixed about this 1996 drama from Italian director Bernardo Bertolucci, and the movie enjoyed only a brief theatrical release. Now it's best known for its early appearance by Liv Tyler as a 19-year-old beauty named Lucy who summers at a villa in Tuscany with a variety of artistic types who immediately respond to her inspirational innocence. An amateur poet who has decided it's time to lose her virginity, Lucy has come to Italy after the death of her mother, who visited this artist's refuge 20 years earlier. Several young Italian men find Lucy quite heavenly (she is, after all, Liv Tyler), and she's not immune to their attentions, but she'd rather spend time with a playwright (Jeremy Irons) who is dying of AIDS and therefore has something other than sex on his mind. The movie's plot is about as substantial as Tyler's character (she's sexy, all right, but hardly an intellectual muse), but Stealing Beauty creates a serene mood that's so soothing you'll want to book a flight to Tuscany immediately, just to soak up the setting's idyllic atmosphere. If you're in the right frame of mind, this movie is like a balm for the soul, and Tyler and Bertolucci can share the credit for making this two-hour vacation so charmingly relaxing. --Jeff Shannon
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Rating:  - Got virginity?
Stealing Beauty stars Liv Tyler, Jeremy Irons, Joseph Fiennes, Rachel Weisz, and a host of talented Italian actors. (I only mention the names preceding because those are probably the names you will recognize. Other than Tyler and Irons, most of the substantial roles seem to have been performed by Italian actors.)
At any rate, Tyler stars as Lucy Harmon, the 19-year-old, virginal daughter of a famous poet who has recently committed suicide. Lucy, upon going through her late mother's things, finds evidence that the man she thought was her father is not, indeed, her father. Her mother's notes suggest that an Italian man is Lucy's true father. Curious, Lucy goes to an art colony (of sorts) in Italy that her mother used to frequent to find out more.
There, we are introduced to a bohemian way of life and an eccentric cast of characters. Lovable Alex (Irons), a writer with a terminal illness, becomes fast friends with Lucy. As the summer progresses, Lucy discovers the identity of her father and finds her first love.
This film is beautifully shot. It takes a nostalgic, romantic view of Italy and the artist's life. The film explores the concepts of love, secrets, and youth. I enjoyed watching most of it, though there was a bit too much nudity and profanity for my taste. This is definitely an adults-only film, but there are some good performances (notably Tyler, Irons, and a solid turn by Sinead Cusack) that make the film worth watching.
(The film actually ... Read More
Rating: - Dream On
Stealing Beauty is about Lucy Harmon (Liv Tyler), who goes to Italy to have her portrait done. Actually, a sculpture carved in wood with a chain saw. Do we ever see it? I don't think we ever do, but by then it isn't really so important. The portrait is the film, a portrait of a beautiful but awkward young woman, and the writers, artists, and Italians who come to this beautiful Italian villa for various reasons.
Lucy has other reasons for coming here besides sculpture, too. Her mother, Sara Harmon, was a poet who committed suicide. From her mothers notebooks she infers that she may have been conceived here, in an olive grove atop a hill. She wants to find out who her real father is, and the likely candidates are all here as well. Not only does she want to find out who her father is, she would also like to lose her virginity, hoping for the right person and a suitable beautiful setting.
It is a beautiful setting, but for some, like English playwright Alex (Jeremy Irons) who is aged and infirm, there is little to do but gossip. Others have affairs of their own to occupy them, but they are not immune to gossip either, and Lucy's virginity becomes a subject of intense interest.
Director Bernardo Bertolucci began as a poet, worked for Pier Paolo Pasolini as assistant director, and switched from poetry to films, but approaching film more as poetry. His best film is The Last Tango in Paris (1972), but The Last Emperor (1987) walked away with nine Academy Awards. Stealing ... Read More
Rating: - Woman's Movie
In spite of Jeremy Irons and and Bertolucci directing, I was dissapointed in the sentimentality that surrounded this film.
Not for everyone. What I would call a "woman's movie" and not a high recommendation on my list.
Rating:  - Good film.
Bernardo Bertolucci has given us another beautiful film. This one is set in the Italian countryside where a girl, coming of age, takes us through her confusions of love, sex, and people overall.
With an amazing cast that is anchored by the always great Jeremy Irons, Stealing Beauty is a great emotional tale. Liv Tyler is beautiful beyond belief in this film and the story keeps you interested with wonderful characters.
And for the guys, come on, it is worth it for getting to see Liv Tyler topless if nothing else, so I think it is a good movie for couples because the women will love it, and the men (At least one part of it...haha!)
I do recommend this movie and any film by Bernardo Bertolucci.
Rating: - Beautiful and Graceful
This is a beautiful film. It's a spot on treatment on how people, particularly men, interact with a virginal young beauty. The Italian countryside is so beautiful. The flow of the film is slow and dreamy. What I loved about the characters is that they are all human and full of flaws like everybody else. I first watched this film when I was sixteen and now several years later it is just as stunning.
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