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 Scott eventually begins to find suffocating. Kept away from the outside world by his flashily effeminate yet deeply closeted partner, and submitting to extreme makeovers and even plastic surgery at the b... (Full plot summary below)
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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 Scott eventually begins to find suffocating. Kept away from the outside world by his flashily effeminate yet deeply closeted partner, 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 onto 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.
Leave your thoughts about Behind the Candelabra.
| Daily Telegraph (UK)Robbie CollinThis is luxury cinema in the lucid Soderberghian style. His analytical camera turns Liberace's Vegas mansion, with its golden furnishings and marble columns, into a terrifying mirror-hall of opulence: a place where guilt has somehow morphed into gilt. |
| Observer (UK)Philip FrenchSoderbergh, LaGravenese and Douglas view Liberace with affection and admiration in their genital-warts-and-all portrait. |
| Daily Express (UK)Henry FitzherbertIt's a cautionary tale but not a preachy one, told with affection and sympathy courtesy of Richard LaGravenese's intelligent, humorous and concise screenplay. |
| Birmingham PostGraham YoungRegardless of the story's degree of historical accuracy, no doom-laden celebrity biopic has ever featured so much salacious fun. Nor has there been a film quite this entertaining all year. |
| Daily StarAndy LeaDouglas is simply brilliant here. It's far more than an impression - he simply disappears into the role of the troubled showman. |
| HeyUGuysCraig SkinnerThe film feels like an epic biopic, with so much detail, humour and emotion crammed in. |
| The AtlanticJon FroschWitty, briskly paced and consistently entertaining. |
| Blu-ray.comBrian OrndorfAlthough a glacial pace ultimately undermines the passions of the characters, the picture does supply tangy performances from stars Michael Douglas and Matt Damon, who sink their teeth into the unsavory business of love gone wrong. |
| Clothes on FilmChris LavertyA tremendous achievement for all involved. |
| HollywoodChicago.comBrian TallericoBalancing the borderline insane personality of Liberace with the intimate truth of the story told in Steven Soderbergh's Behind the Candleabra... is this remarkable film's greatest strength. |
