The story of the andes survivors, which detailed the. Through their story, director steven soderbergh shines a particularly glittering light on a fascinating reallife figure, while simultaneously examining interesting concepts dealing with love, jealousy, excess, and fame. Behind the candelabra 20 bluray uk release funny and fabulous. Behind the candelabra, starring michael douglas, on hbo the. Worldfamous pianist liberace michael douglas takes muchyounger scott thorson matt damon as a lover, but the relationship deteriorates when liberace takes other bedmates and thorson becomes addicted to drugs. Cheyenne jackson and a butler named carlucci bruce ramsay.
Before elvis, before elton john, madonna and lady gaga, there was liberace. My life with liberace by scott thorson 20606 by scott thorson jan 1, 1882. Tom papa, dan aykroyd, james kulick, bruce ramsay, paul witten. Behind the candelabra is as camp as a row of tents, but the many tells of its period setting a decade that bridges the 70s80s reinforce the mainstream sexnegative mindset that trapped. Born and raised in montreal, ramsay s screen debut was opposite fellow montrealer elias koteas in the film malarek 1988. Behind the candelabra watch the hbo original movie hbo. Carlucci played by bruce ramsay on behind the candelabra hbo. Ramsay and koteas went on to appear in two other films together, hit me 1996, and collateral damage 2002. Born and raised in montreal, ramsays screen debut was opposite fellow. Behind the candelabra new zealand international film festival. Richard lagravenese screenplay, scott thorson book 1 more credit. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. Finally, behind the candelabra offers an intimate peek into superstar pianist liberaces personal life and his turbulent affair with a younger man.
More recently, ramsay appeared as the jaded house boy carlucci opposite michael douglas and matt damon in behind the candelabra 20, directed by steven soderbergh about the last ten years in the. Bruce ramsay is a canadian film, television and stage actor. The true story of the worlds greatest entertainerrevealed. Paul reiser, bruce ramsay, nicky katt, cheyenne jackson, debbie. More recently, ramsay appeared as the jaded house boy carlucci opposite michael douglas and matt damon in behind the candelabra 20, directed by steven soderbergh about the last ten years in the life of pianist liberace. Bruce also adapted the original text, and played the fabled dane. Behind the candelabra marked the second time that ramsay had worked with. Damon is thoroughly convincing as thorson whose book supplied the source material, the callow, notespeciallybright young man so susceptible to liberaces. Michael douglas becomes a glittering colossus of kitsch as liberace, the most flamboyantly gay, closeted entertainer. Ramsay also produced, wrote the adaptation, and starred as hamlet. In behind the candelabra, former lover scott thorson gets the final word, serving as the basis of a film that gleefully thrusts itself into those aspects of liberaces lifestyle which the. Michael douglas liberace, matt damon scott thorson, dan aykroyd seymour heller, scott bakula bob black, rob lowe dr. Watch behind the candelabra starring michael douglas in this drama on directv.
Theres no such thing as too much bling for liberaces latest beau. Based on the book by scott thorson and alex thorleifson. Watch behind the candelabra online stream full movie. Richard lagravanesebased on the book behind the candelabra. In 2011 he made his film directorial debut by directing william shakespeares hamlet. Behind the candelabra marked the second time that ramsay had worked with soderbergh. In 1995 ramsay appeared in the professional man, part of the showtime film noir series, fallen angels, starring opposite peter coyote, and brendan fraser. When young scott is introduced to supreme showman liberace, the pair become lovers. Bruce ramsay born december 31, 1966 is a canadian film, television and stage actor.
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