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Stealing Beauty [1996] [DVD]
enlarge	Director: Bernardo Bertolucci Actors: Jeremy Irons, Liv Tyler, Carlo Cecchi, Sinéad Cusack, Joseph Fiennes Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment Category: DVD List Price: ~~£12.99~~ Buy New: £2.85 as of 21/11/2009 15:21 GMT details You Save: £10.14 (78%) New (11) Used (5) from £2.00 Seller: twentyfiveorless Rating: 25 reviews Sales Rank: 9244 Format: PAL Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), German (Original Language), Italian (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language) Rating: Suitable for 18 years and over Region: 2 Discs: 1 Number Of Discs: 1 Running Time: 113 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2 Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.6 EAN: 5039036012133 ASIN: B000284916 Theatrical Release Date: June 14, 1996 Release Date: June 21, 2004 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days


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Editorial Reviews: Amazon.co.uk Review 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 iStealing Beauty/i 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. i--Jeff Shannon/i

Customer Reviews: Showing reviews 1-5 of 25 1 2 3 4 5 Next » Enigmatic truths October 21, 2006 C. Johnston (Northern Ireland) 16 out of 19 found this review helpful I first saw Stealing Beauty years ago when I was about 16 and was immediately drawn to its artistic qualities. I found myself identifying with Liv's character. The uncertainty of life no longer being a child with innocence, wanting to be 'a part' of that group ie. not a virgin. I find this movie really enigmatic every time I watch it, it expresses the feeling we all go through at some point, whether we like to admit it or not. Jeremy Irons is fantastic in this, always a brilliant actor, but here he offers the guidance that Liv's character needs, something i found necessary in my early adult life and in hindesight was a crucial part of my development of who I am today; having the guidance of someone older and wiser. This movie I feel will transport you in some manner; where is dependent on you as a person. The scenery and music is just simply sexy and unpretentious. Either way I feel this movie will make you think either about your life now or as a teenager. It is not a block buster, does not need a big cast, but the few key actors/actresses really bring to life the characters own issues with their lives and shows how we all question our own lives at some point. It shows how we all have idealisms and quite often we are let down we create a pedalstle too high, as liv's character seems to have done. To some this movie is almost healing and theraputic in an emotional sense. We have all been where Lucy has. To the cynics I say; Watch this film as if you were Lucy with an open mind. Truly breathtaking, a must see for romatics of all ages March 4, 2005 Katie (UK) 19 out of 23 found this review helpful I chanced upon this film for the first time whilst in Florence and it instantly embodied sentiments of Italy, adolesence and the first murmurs true love.pLucy, having lost her poet mother, travels to Italy to stay with her mother's friends in the hope of tracing her real father. Liv Tyler, as Lucy, is superb in her depiction of teenage angst, battling with fear of growing up and yet being wise beyond her years.pShe finds love in the most unlikely places, not only with a childhood sweetheart's brother but with a dying cancer patient and of course with the Tuscan scenery.pThe location and acting on this film are stunning, an escapism and a reality, something for everyone. I would recommend this to anyone who has experienced love and life. Beauty Indeed... July 22, 2004 10 out of 14 found this review helpful Magnificent! I think I have a new favourite film! 'Stealing Beauty' was first brought to my attention as a Liv Tyler fan and I thought I would check it out, I wasn't dissapointed! Liv is fabulous as are the rest of the cast. It is set in the gorgeous Florence and for anyone who loves Italy, you will instantly feel like you are a part of the movie!br brTo be honest I can't exactly pin-point what it is that makes me love this film so much, but I simply fell in love with it. I was gripped from start to finish, and by the end I felt so happy, I think I really related to Liv's character, Lucy.br All in all, a gem of a movie. And Bernardo Bertolucci is a great director... An overall job well done, the films good too January 3, 2001 1 out of 1 found this review helpful This film is good if you want a feel good factor film. I found it enchanting, and I really would like to watch it again. The acting was good and the scenary was lovely. The plot would be every young girls dream. Stealing Beauty June 20, 2004 Mr. S. Griffin (London) 6 out of 12 found this review helpful This is a love story, set in a Scillian/Italian vine yard, the setting is beautiful, the story is engaging, BUT this is Liv Tyler at her very best, sweet, beautiful oh so innocent. For ALL Liv fans this a must own flick!! If you haven't seen this, you haven't Liv'd (hahaha).pBuy it while you can, I've waited years for this to be released on DVD! There is a God... Showing reviews 1-5 of 25 1 2 3 4 5 Next »

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