Stealing Beauty
Seen it?1996 | 116 min | Drama, Romance
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a box office loss, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics. If you loved Call Me by Your Name or Blue Valentine, start here.
- The mood
- Warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 56 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect sex.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
51% on Rotten Tomatoes, 60 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.7 out of 10
- AwardsWeak
0 wins and 1 nomination from smaller awards and festivals
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$5 million worldwide on a $10 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 90K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Bernardo Bertolucci
- Liv TylerLucy Harmon
- Sinéad CusackDiana Grayson
- Jeremy IronsAlex Parrish
- Jason FlemyngGregory
- Joseph FiennesChristopher Fox
- Carlo CecchiCarlo Lisca
- Donal McCannIan Grayson
- Jean MaraisM. Guillaume
- Rachel WeiszMiranda Fox
- Anna Maria GherardiChiarella Donati