Stealing.beauty.1996.-bernardo.bertolucci-.1080... Jun 2026

Over a languorous summer, Lucy drifts among a bohemian colony of artists, writers, and expatriates. She observes their adult deceptions, heartbreaks, and hedonism while slowly uncovering the identity of her biological father—a secret her late poet mother took to the grave. The film culminates in a tender, unhurried sexual awakening, not with the idealized Niccolà, but with a brooding, earnest local (Joseph Fiennes, in his film debut).

, the film is noted for its "painterly" Tuscan landscapes and golden, light-filled scenes that capture the essence of summer. Directorial Style Stealing.Beauty.1996.-Bernardo.Bertolucci-.1080...