Stealing Beauty

Stealing Beauty is a 1996 Italian/French/British film written and directed by Bernardo Bertolucci. It stars Joseph Fiennes, Jeremy Irons, and Liv Tyler.

Plot

Don’t worry, no spoilers.

Lucy, a 19-year-old American, returns to a villa in the Italian countryside that is owned by an English artist. She meets an assortment of characters who occupy the villa as well as some young men who live in the nearby town. As she secretly tries to solve the mysteries of her personal history her new friends become intrigued by her.

Details

• Title also known as:

Beauté volée (France)

Io ballo da sola (Italy)

• MPAA rating: R for strong sexuality, nudity, some drug use and language
• Runtime: 113 min

External links

• Stealing Beauty at the Internet Movie Database