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Stealing Beauty

  • 1996
  • R
  • 1h 58m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
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Liv Tyler in Stealing Beauty (1996)
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After her mother commits suicide, a young woman travels to Italy in search of love, truth and a deeper connection with herself.After her mother commits suicide, a young woman travels to Italy in search of love, truth and a deeper connection with herself.After her mother commits suicide, a young woman travels to Italy in search of love, truth and a deeper connection with herself.

  • Director
    • Bernardo Bertolucci
  • Writers
    • Bernardo Bertolucci
    • Susan Minot
  • Stars
    • Jeremy Irons
    • Liv Tyler
    • Carlo Cecchi
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    31K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    4,681
    328
    • Director
      • Bernardo Bertolucci
    • Writers
      • Bernardo Bertolucci
      • Susan Minot
    • Stars
      • Jeremy Irons
      • Liv Tyler
      • Carlo Cecchi
    • 100User reviews
    • 32Critic reviews
    • 60Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 11 nominations

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    Jeremy Irons
    Jeremy Irons
    • Alex
    Liv Tyler
    Liv Tyler
    • Lucy Harmon
    Carlo Cecchi
    • Carlo Lisca
    Sinéad Cusack
    Sinéad Cusack
    • Diana
    • (as Sinead Cusack)
    Joseph Fiennes
    Joseph Fiennes
    • Christopher
    Jason Flemyng
    Jason Flemyng
    • Gregory
    Anna Maria Gherardi
    • Chiarella Donati
    Jean Marais
    Jean Marais
    • M. Guillaume
    Donal McCann
    Donal McCann
    • Ian
    D.W. Moffett
    D.W. Moffett
    • Richard
    Ignazio Oliva
    Ignazio Oliva
    • Osvaldo Donati
    Stefania Sandrelli
    Stefania Sandrelli
    • Noemi
    Francesco Siciliano
    Francesco Siciliano
    • Michele Lisca
    Mary Jo Sorgani
    • Maria
    Leonardo Treviglio
    Leonardo Treviglio
    • Lieutenant
    Rebecca Valpy
    • Daisy
    Alessandra Vanzi
    • Marta
    Rachel Weisz
    Rachel Weisz
    • Miranda
    • Director
      • Bernardo Bertolucci
    • Writers
      • Bernardo Bertolucci
      • Susan Minot
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    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      Jeremy Irons and Sinéad Cusack are a real-life couple and have been married since 1978.
    • Goofs
      When Lucy enters the Tuscan Villa for the first time you see a swallow (Hirundo rustica) flying combined with the screeching call of the swift (Apus apus).
    • Quotes

      Lucy: Why are you crying?

      Osvaldo Donati: Because I want to kiss you.

    • Crazy credits
      During the opening credits, there is a montage of Lucy (Liv Tyler) being recorded on a video camera during her travel to Italy by an unknown man.
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: The Cable Guy/Stealing Beauty/Moll Flanders/Sgt. Kabukiman NYPD/The Switchblade Sisters/Madame Butterfly (1996)
    • Soundtracks
      Rocket Boy
      Performed by Liz Phair
      Written by Liz Phair, Jim Ellison
      Courtesy of Matador Records/Atlantic Records

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    8/10

    a European movie-lovely

    While this is not my favorite Bertolucci film, Stealing Beauty left me inspired and contented. Bertolucci's brush strokes are wide, yet meticulously placed, leading us down a sensual and beautiful path of discovery. He packs a lot of plot into a week of story and two hours of film, but it is believable because many extraordinary things can happen in a short time frame when one travels abroad. Liv Tyler did well, reminding me of my teenage years, yearning yet still undecided. This movie has one of the best (sexy!) loss of virginity scenes in recent memory.
    • joesgrille
    • Mar 23, 2002
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    • Release date
      • June 14, 1996 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • France
      • Italy
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
      • German
      • Spanish
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Dancing by Myself
    • Filming locations
      • Brolio, Castiglion Fiorentino, Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy(Brolio, Gaiole in Chianti, Siena, Tuscany, Italy)
    • Production companies
      • Fiction
      • France 2 Cinéma
      • Jeremy Thomas Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $10,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $4,722,310
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $103,028
      • Jun 16, 1996
    • Gross worldwide
      • $4,894,287
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    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 58 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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