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Title: Something missing.... yet a fine movie to watch
Review: "Stealing Beauty" could be considered a breakthrough for both Liv Tyler and Rachel Weisz. Not only it helped Tyler shake off her failure in previous films ("Heavy" and "Silent Fall"), it gave her and Weisz a good leverage to box office hits thereafter (like "The Mummy" and "Lord of the Rings"). So Bernardo Bertolucci deserved all the credit here. In fact, the cast and cinematography were quite enjoyable. However, when it came to Bertolucci's portrayal of life through the eyes of artists (and people connected with them in one way or another), I couldn't help thinking of Federico Fellini. I believe Bertolucci is almost as good as Fellini, just one small step short. After watching "Stealing Beauty", I logged on to search for "La Dolce Vita" and pre-ordered the DVD right away. If you want to figure out what's missing in Bertolucci's artwork, I strongly recommend you to do the same.
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