Gefühl und Verführung (1996)

Gefühl und Verführung: Directed by Bernardo Bertolucci. With Carlo Cecchi, Sinéad Cusack, Joseph Fiennes, Jason Flemyng. After her mother commits suicide, a young woman travels to Italy in search of love, truth and a deeper connection with herself.

“Considering that this is the same director that gave us The Last Emperor and 1900, itu0026#39;s hard to understand why this movie is so lame. Itu0026#39;s full of talent–Liv Tyler, Jeremy Irons, etc.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOne of the main subplots of the movie is that everyone is basically infatuated with Livu0026#39;s character, even while they mock and tease her for her innocence. I wonder if director Bertolucci was infatuated as well. Unwrap all the outer layers of intrigue and pseudo artistry and you realize that this is basically another horndog movie. Liv Tyler is young and beautiful and a virgin. Whou0026#39;s going to nail her first?!! Set it in California and call it u0026quot;The Sure Thing II.u0026quot;u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOther than seeing the young Ms. Tyler and her co-stars get naked (which donu0026#39;t get me wrong, is a very good thing. Liv sure looks good without a shirt on), the best thing about the movie was the setting. I believe itu0026#39;s in Tuscany and just watching it makes me want to take out a second mortgage on my home and rebuild my backyard. Amazing gardens, ponds, pools, trees, countryside, patios, etc.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAnyway, very slow. Sort of reminded me of a nude version of a PBS gardening show. Like u0026quot;The Victory Garden: Pink buds on our apple trees and on Liv Tyler too!u0026quot;”