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    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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    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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    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

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