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Synopsis
This beautiful if ponderous soufflé of a film from director Bernardo Bertolucci serves more as an Italian travelogue than a drama. Liv Tyler stars as Lucy Harmon, an American teenager arriving in the lush Tuscan countryside to visit family friends residing there. Lucy visited four years earlier and exchanged a kiss with a handsome boy with whom she hopes to become reacquainted. Lucy's mother has committed suicide since then, and the teenager also hopes to discover the identity of her father, whom her mother hinted was a resident of the villa. Once she arrives, Lucy meets a variety of eccentric visitors, including a dying gay playwright (Jeremy Irons), a sculptor (Donal McCann), an entertainment lawyer (D.W. Moffet), and several others. Lucy has decided to lose her virginity and becomes an object of intense interest to the men of the household, but the suitor she finally selects is not the initial object of her affection. Stealing Beauty boasted an intriguing parallel between actress Tyler's role and her real life. The daughter of a famed rock and roll star, she was brought up believing that her father was someone else, a fact that Bertolucci may have had in mind when writing the story. ~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide

Cast

Sinéad Cusack Diana Grayson
Jeremy Irons Alex Parrish
Jean Marais M. Guillaume
Donal McCann Ian Grayson
Liv Tyler Lucy Harmon
Rachel Weisz Miranda Fox

Production Crew

Domenico Sica Art Director
Chris Auty Associate Producer
Nicola Pecorini Camera Operator
Celestia Fox Casting
Howard Feuer Casting
Darius Khondji Cinematographer
Richard Hartley Composer (Music Score)
Giorgio Armani Costume Designer
Louise Stjernsward Costume Designer
Bernardo Bertolucci Director
Pietro Scalia Editor
Mario Cotone Executive Producer
Yves Attal Executive Producer
Serena Merlini Canevari First Assistant Director
Peter Afterman Musical Direction/Supervision
Jeremy Thomas Producer
Gianni Silvestri Production Designer
Bernardo Bertolucci Screenwriter
Susan Minot Screenwriter
Nicola Pecorini Second Unit Director
Cinzia Sleiter Set Designer
Richard Hartley Songwriter
Ivan Sharrock Sound/Sound Designer
Year: 1996
Runtime: 118
Country: France
MPAA Rating: R
for strong sexuality, nudity, some drug use and language
Category: Feature

Genre
Drama
Romance

Produced by
Cecchi Gori Distribuzione
Fiction Cinematografica
Fox Searchlight
Jeremy Thomas Production
Recorded Picture Company
UGC Images
Union Generale Cinematographique

Release
by Twentieth Century Fox