Behind the Candelabra

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Behind the Candelabra
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DVD Details

  • Rated: Unrated
  • Run Time: 1 hours, 58 minutes
  • Video: Color
  • Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
  • Released: September 17, 2013
  • Originally Released: 2013
  • Label: Hbo Home Video

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Entertainment Reviews:

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AUDIENCE SCORE
User Ratings: 15,144
Rating: 4/5 -- If showbusiness is the business of showing off, nobody did it better than Liberace. Full Review
Financial Times
Jun 6, 2013
Rating: 3/5 -- With Liberace, Michael Douglas straddles the fine line between honouring the obvious effete persona of the famous pianist, without caricaturing him. Full Review
Patrick Nabarro
Mar 16, 2019
Refreshingly frank and undoubtedly entertaining, it doesn't even matter that it follows the general rhythm of many a biopic, as it features two fascinating and unforgettable lead performances. Full Review
IONCINEMA.com
Aug 20, 2019
Rating: 3/5 -- Behind The Candelabra doesn't end happily and doesn't always hold our attention but it's a fascinating reminder of an extraordinary, larger-than-life character who seems recent but who, without this, would already be fast disappearing from memory. Full Review
The Mail on Sunday (UK)
Oct 31, 2017
... a saga that somehow manages to synthesize a satisfyingly salacious showbiz tell-all, a decidedly toxic gay romance, and a cautionary parable about the possibilities and limitations of the flesh. Full Review
Cinema Scope
Sep 27, 2017
Rating: 4/5 -- Perhaps Behind the Candelabra lacks depth of focus but nobody could complain of any lack of pure, unadulterated entertainment value. Full Review
London Evening Standard
Jun 7, 2013
Although Behind the Candelabra may be Soderbergh's swan song, it's an uncanny resurrection of the creature that was Liberace. Full Review
ARTINFO.com
Feb 22, 2019

Product Description:

Filmmaker Steven Soderbergh explores the relationship between flamboyant pianist Liberace (played by Michael Douglas) and his long-term partner, Scott Thorson (Matt Damon), in this Warner Bros. biopic based on Thorson's best-selling memoirs. An pianist with a playful flair for showmanship, Liberace was a beloved entertainer when, in the summer of 1977, he began a five-year love affair with the much-younger Thorson. Though on the surface the pair couldn't have seemed more different, the y quickly established an intimate bond that would take Thorson on a wild ride through the glamorous world of showbusiness while revealing a side of his talented older lover that few had glimpsed before. Rob Lowe, Dan Aykroyd, Scott Backula, and Debbie Reynolds co-star. A considerable hit when it premiered on HBO in May of 2013, BEHIND THE CANDELABRA impressed at the 2013 Emmy Awards by taking home trophies for Best Mini-Series or TV Movie, Best Actor in a Mini-Series or TV Movie (Michael Douglas), and Best Directing, Mini-Series or TV Movie.

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  • UPC: 883929348657
  • Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx)
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