Director:Steven
Soderbergh
Writter:Richard LaGravenese Based on Behind the
Candelabra: My Life with Liberace by Scott Thorson
Alex Thorleifson
Running time:118
min Country:United States Language:English
Genre:Biography, Drama, Romance
Subtitle:English Starring:
Michael Douglas as Liberace, Matt Damon as Scott
Thorson, Dan Aykroyd as Seymour Heller,
Rob Lowe as Dr. Jack Startz, Debbie Reynolds as Frances
Liberace, Scott Bakula as Bob Black, Tom Papa as Ray
Arnett,
Nicky Katt as Mr. Y, Cheyenne Jackson as Billy
Leatherwood (based on Liberace''s protégé Vince Cardell),
Paul Reiser as Mr. Felder, Boyd Holbrook as Cary James,
David Koechner as Adoption Attorney
หนังตัวอย่าง:
รางวัล:Won
2 Golden Globes. Another 13 wins & 25 nominations.
Outstanding Achievement in Movies,
Miniseries and Specials
Based on the autobiographical novel, the tempestuous
6-year relationship between Liberace and his (much
younger) lover, Scott Thorson, is recounted.
Behind the Candelabra is a 2013 American drama film
directed by Steven Soderbergh about the last ten years
in the life of pianist Liberace and the secret affair he
had with the younger Scott Thorson, based on Thorsons
memoir, Behind the Candelabra: My Life with Liberace
(1988).[3] Richard LaGravenese wrote the screenplay.
Jerry Weintraub was the executive producer. It premiered
at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival on May 21, 2013 and
competed for the Palme d''Or. It aired on HBO on May 26,
2013 and was given a cinematic release in the United
Kingdom on June 7, 2013. The film received general
acclaim from television critics, mostly praising the
performances of Michael Douglas and Matt Damon.
Scott
Thorson, a young bisexual man raised in foster homes, is
introduced to flamboyant entertainment giant Liberace
and quickly finds himself in a romantic relationship
with the legendary pianist. Swaddled in wealth and
excess, Scott and Liberace have a long affair, one that
eventually Scott begins to find suffocating. Kept away
from the outside world by the flashily effeminate yet
deeply closeted Liberace, and submitting to extreme
makeovers and even plastic surgery at the behest of his
lover, Scott eventually rebels. When Liberace finds
himself a new lover, Scott is tossed on the street. He
then seeks legal redress for what he feels he has lost.
But throughout, the bond between the young man and the
star never completely tears.