Did you know Edit. Trivia Robin Williams was originally set to play Liberace. Goofs At the funeral mass at the film's end, the congregation's response to the priest's opening liturgical greeting "The Lord be with You" is.. This is a well-known change made about 20 years after the funeral - which took place in , when the liturgical response would still have been "And also with you. Quotes Liberace : I have an eye for new and refreshing talent.
User reviews Review. Top review. Damon and Douglas are superbly good. For a film about a gay relationship - I had my doubts when I discovered the two male leads were to be played by straight men, but I couldn't be more convinced by their on-screen personas. The kitch was eye-wateringly OTT, Douglas superbly needy yet controlling and Damon sucked into the whole charade. For a role that appeared for only a few minutes - it stuck with me long after the film was over. Final point - either Douglas is a superb pianist or the CGI of his hands on the keyboard is first rate!
PlatoSays Jun 13, FAQ 1. What substance is being inhaled by Liberace during his love scene with Scott at the minute mark? Details Edit. Q: This is some way to bounce back from cancer, playing a raving queen in bed with Matt Damon—and speed piano. Which was harder? A: The piano. People knew Liberace, so you had to catch that essence, without impersonating him.
He was a big Polack, so I had to get over the physical differences. I dove into his voice first, which was unique, and then the piano work. A: I spent a lot of time, hour after hour. Copy the hand movements. We a had little brunch before we started shooting, and Dylan, my year-old, sat down at the table and proceeded to do a very good imitation with perfect timing of the piano and the entire monologue.
Q: You were shooting Traffic 13 years ago when Soderbergh said he could see you as Liberace. A: I thought he was messing with me. It was totally inspirational. Q: Behind the Candelabra has the most prodigious gay love scenes between two A-list actors in Hollywood history. Did feel you were doing something groundbreaking? The love story evolves in a rather standard way, with the aging Liberace scooping up parentless beefcake Thorson to be his new trophy boy and showering him with sexual, emotional and material attention before they slip into the usual cycle of distance, drugs, jealousy, and deception.
What gives their bond a real shudder of dysfunction is the perverse extent to which Liberace's own narcissistic impulses and implicit fear of death drive and shape the relationship.
In an effort to mold Thorson into a more accurate reflection of himself, Liberace sends him to a plastic surgeon played by a hilarious Rob Lowe , who redoes the younger man's face to resemble his mentor's. Liberace also talks of legally adopting Thorson, citing his long-simmering desire to be a father. I wish Soderbergh had occasionally slowed down to linger on the hints of horror in the romance. Behind the Candelabra , like much of the director's work, is witty, briskly paced and consistently entertaining, but it never truly delves into the darker implications of the bond it explores.
Very effectively as it happens. Made for the HBO television network, the film follows Thorson as he meets Liberace and, after another young man is ejected, becomes installed as chauffeur, live-in lover, secretary and surgically enhanced offspring. There is humour here. Further obsessive behaviour follows. You will not need to be told that Michael is the son of the apparently indestructible Kirk Douglas.
His dad and Liberace — both supernovae in the post-war years — inevitably rubbed up against one another. Did Michael ever meet Lee as the pianist was known to pals? I remember it was a convertible with the top down. The light was bouncing off his skin and his hair was perfect.
Now I know it was a wig. He was so generous. He was such a nice fellow. Now, hold on a moment. Earlier in the day, I bumped into Jerry Weintraub, producer of the film. He also spun the line that Behind the Candelabra deals with a nice guy who sometimes behaved a tad disgracefully. But the film strikes me as being unremittingly merciless in its treatment of Liberace. He moulds Scott into a plaything, then discards him without any apparent remorse.
The Liberace seen in Candelabra is something of a monster. When Scott became a drug addict, it was distasteful. He did give him a fortune in jewellery. But he reneged on the house he bought Scott.
He was litigious. But we know enough guys who like young blonde bimbo girls. They know what they are getting into. They also get gifts and so on. Douglas knows about the ups and downs of the business.
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