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Stealing Beauty (1996) 6.4
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Metascore: 60/100
Reviews: 84 user | 44 critic | 20 from Metacritic.com After her mother commits suicide, nineteen year old Lucy Harmon travels to Italy to have her picture painted. However, she has other reasons for wanting to go. She wants to renew her ... See full summary » Director:Bernardo Bertolucci |
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After her mother commits suicide, nineteen year old Lucy Harmon travels to Italy to have her picture painted. However, she has other reasons for wanting to go. She wants to renew her acquaintance with Nicolo Donati, a young boy with whom she fell in love on her last visit four years ago. She also is trying tosolve the riddle left in a diary written by her dead mother, Sara. Written by Kale Whorton <nikko11@mind.net>
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The most beautiful place to be is in love.Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for strong sexuality, nudity, some drug use and language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Release Date:
14 June 1996 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Dancing by Myself See more »Box Office
Opening Weekend:
$103,028 (USA) (14 June 1996)Gross:
£600,443 (UK) (13 September 1996)Company Credits
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Christopher: I remember that guy! Oh Miranda, he was repulsive!
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When Lucy meets Richard at the pool, she puts her hand on the pool's edge twice. See more »Quotes
Miranda: I decided I had to get rid of it one summer before school. I ended up doing it with the same guy my best friend did it with. He was the local... deflowerer...Christopher: I remember that guy! Oh Miranda, he was repulsive!
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"Rocket Boy"Performed by Liz Phair
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The first twenty minutes of this movie had me riveted. The Italian landscape was incredible and upon meeting all the diverse characters, one would think this was the perfect stage for a fine film.
But it wasn't.
Lucy's search for her father is first pushed on the back burner then brought miraculously to life near the end of the movie. Meanwhile the plot involves the entire house buzzing like old maids about the poor girl's virginity, as if the topic were front page news. But then again Jeremy Irons character said it best: "Up here on this hill, the only thing we have to talk about is each other". Hm, maybe so, but the idea quickly becomes dull.
Instead of becoming interested in Lucy, the only scenes I found enjoyable involved Miranda and her dim-witted "boyfriend". Richard made me laugh so much that I nearly forgave the pointless plot. And I would've been very disappointed were it not for Jeremy Irons and his wonderful character of Alex. Alex's musing, thoughts and expressions made me smile and made me think. (" 'The incredible frivolity of the dying' You have to allow me a little frivolity")
As far as what Lucy sees in Nicholo or what made her take the plunge with someone she barely knew, baffles me. Take the beautiful cinemetography, interesting characters and mold them in an entirely different way and you've got yourself a much better movie than what was presented. Such potential..wasted *sigh*