Hammerman Ikon

Hammerman Ikon Film Guide

Stealing Beauty
1996
**½
Director: Bernardo Bertolucci
Cast: Liv Tyler, Jeremy Irons, Rachel Weisz, Joseph Fiennes, Donal McCann

Liv Tyler is impressive in her first major role as an American teenager who spends a formative summer in Tuscany. Bertolucci's drama is visually stirring but terribly shallow. It has a child-like protagonist and soulless supporting characters.