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WSR Detailed DVD Review
Stealing Beauty
Genre: Drama

Reviewed In Issue 58 (Mar 2002) Of Widescreen Review®

Stars:
Sinead Cusack, Jeremy Irons, Jean Marais, Donal McCann, D.W. Moffett, Stefania Sandrelli, Rachel Weisz & Liv Tyler

WSR Review Scores
WSR Picture Rating: 3
DD Sound Rating: 3.5
DTS Sound Rating: NA
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Reference Systems
Critics' Composite Score: 3.5
Internet Links
http://www.foxhome.com

Special Features
Includes a featurette and trailer and TV spots


 DVD General Information

(Studio/Distributor): 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
(Catalog Number): 2002833
(MPAA Rating): R
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(Retail Price): $19.98
(DVD Type): Single Side, Dual Layer (DVD9)
(Widescreen Edition): Yes
(Full Screen Edition): No
(Anamorphic Widescreen): Yes
(Running Time In Minutes): 118
(Color Type): Color
(Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
(Closed Captioned): Yes
(Regional Coding): 1
(Theatrical Year): 1995
(Theatrical Release): Yes
(Direct-To-Video Release): No
(DVD Release Date): 01/08/02
(THX® Digitally Mastered): No

 Credits Information

(Director): Bernardo Bertolucci
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  WSR Narrative Review
Special Notes:
Does not include a French-language soundtrack, as listed on jacket. There are also some missing English-language subtitles during selected scenes.

Story Synopsis:
No thoughtful romantic should miss Stealing Beauty. Liv Tyler stars as Lucy, a young woman who travels to Tuscany to spend the summer with family friends. She is driven by two motives: to renew her acquaintance with a young man from a neighboring family with whom she shared her first kiss and to search the Italian olive groves to solve the mystery left behind in her mother

DVD Picture:
The anamorphically enhanced 2.35:1 DVD is a lovely picture with warm, well-balanced hues, accurate fleshtones, and deep blacks. Images are slightly soft, but detail can be satisfying. Contrast seems a bit low at times, but shadow delineation is nicely rendered. There is some edge enhancement apparent, but no distracting pixelization. (Suzanne Hodges)

Soundtrack:
The Dolby