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1996 film by Bernardo Bertolucci

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Stealing Beauty is a 1996 drama, mystery, and romance film directed by Bernardo Bertolucci, who co-wrote the screenplay with Susan Minot. The production was produced by Jeremy Thomas and features a cast including Liv Tyler, Jeremy Irons, D. W. Moffett, and Rachel Weisz. The story is set in Tuscany and explores themes of virginity and adultery. The film was originally produced in English and released in France, the United Kingdom, Italy, and the United States of America.

The movie has a runtime of 116 to 118 minutes and a budget of 10,000,000. It was distributed by 20th Century Studios and Netflix via video on demand. Critical reception included a review score of 51%, 6/10, and 60/100, with an average vote of 6.693 on TMDb and a 6.5 rating on IMDb. The film was nominated for a David di Donatello for Best Director. Its tagline is "The most beautiful place to be is in love."

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Film · TMDB

6.7

Lucy Harmon, an American teenager is arriving in the lush Tuscan countryside to be sculpted by a family friend who lives in a beautiful villa. Lucy visited there four years earlier and exchanged a kiss with an Italian boy with whom she hopes to become reacquainted.

Released: 1996-03-29116 minDir: Bernardo BertolucciDrama, RomanceBudget: $10.0MBox office: $4.8M

Cast

  • Liv Tyler as Lucy Harmon
  • Sinéad Cusack as Diana Grayson
  • Jeremy Irons as Alex Parrish
  • Jason Flemyng as Gregory
  • Joseph Fiennes as Christopher Fox
  • Carlo Cecchi as Carlo Lisca

Themes

  • adultery
  • virgin
  • friendship
  • italy
  • poem
  • artist
  • diary
  • romance
  • coming of age
  • joy of life

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Ratings

IMDb

6.5/10

32,462 votes

Year
1996
Runtime
118 min
Genres
Drama, Mystery, Romance

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
Italy
Original language
English language
Main subject
virginity
Cast member
Donal McCann
Production company
Searchlight Pictures
Cinematographer
Darius Khondji
Narrative location
Tuscany
Duration
113
FilmAffinity ID
769330
Distribution format
video on demand
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film editor
Pietro Scalia
title
Stealing Beauty
distributed by
Netflix
assessment
Bechdel test
review score
60/100
publication date
1996-09-26
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