Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Director steven soderbergh had been looking for a way to frame a film about the extravagant entertainer liberace for years when a friend recommended the book behind the. Liberace was a very talented, complicated, conflicted man, weintraub says. It dramatizes the last ten years in the life of pianist liberace and the relationship he had with scott thorson. From academy award winning director steven soderbergh, behind the candelabra is the outrageous and gloriously entertaining true story of liberace michael douglas and his secret love affair with. Steven soderberghs addictively funny and watchable behind the candelabra is about the love match between the pianist liberace and his avowedly bisexual young companion scott thorson. Based on thorsons tellall memoir behind the candelabra. Behind the candelabra gives us a story about liberace s personal life, from the pov of his one time lover, blond adonis scott thorson. My life with liberace enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app.
Directed by steven soderbergh, it stars michael douglas as liberace in the final years of his life, and matt damon as scott thorson, a young. I knew little about liberace going in and this book serves as a great introduction to the man and his life. Scott thorson did a decent job of explaining what type of life style liberace lived. The genesis of behind the candelabra lay with 2000s traffic, the steven soderberghdirected. Behind the candelabra above all explores the fundamentally tender love affair between liberace and thorsonwhom liberace sent to his own plastic surgeon to have his face remodeled in liberaces own image. My life with liberace and over one million other books are available for amazon kindle. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc.
Lee arranges scotts plastic surgery without asking scott if. The behindthescenes story of liberace is captivating with lots of action and excess. Based on the book by scott thorson, behind the candelabra. Behind the candelabras in behind the candelabra us news.
Steven soderberghs hbo movie, behind the candelabra, is a dramatized account of the latter days and misdirected affections of one wladziu valentino liberace, and its a sordid and at. My life with liberace, hbo is premiering their biopic behind the candelabra, starring michael douglas wall street, traffic as liberace and matt damon promised land, oceans eleven as thorson, the entertainers. And then the other thing that i realized when i started researching his life and his work was he was an incredible technical keyboardist. Showbiz icon liberaces tempestuous fiveyear relationship with a young livein lover is. It is based on thorsons memoir, behind the candelabra. To ask other readers questions about behind the candelabra, please sign up. My life with liberace, that was released in 1988, a. Behind the candelabra captures the darkness lurking just beneath that blindingly shiny surface. Liberaces life behind the candelabra in palm springs. Liberace film behind the candelabra and in bed with.
Behind the candelabra is a 20 american biographical drama film directed by steven soderbergh. Behind the candelabra wikipedia lee gets jealous of scott hanging out with people like michael jackson so lee demands that scott never leave his eyesight. The plot spans some ten years, from 1977 to liberaces death in 1987. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading behind the candelabra. Michael douglas and matt damon go behind the candelabra. That house, on alejo and belardo roads and known as the cloisters, will be depicted in sunday nights hbo movie based on the book behind the. Behind the candelabra also reveals the details of the fundamentally tender love affair between liberace and thorson whom liberace sent to his own plastic surgeon to have his face remodeled in liberaces own image. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Listen to behind the candelabra my life with liberace by alex thorleifson available from rakuten kobo. Soderberghs liberace, behind the candelabra in his hbo film, the acclaimed director examines the fiveyear relationship between the flamboyant entertainer and. My life with liberace is a memoir by scott thorson and alex thorleifson, published in 1988 by dutton, and reissued in 20.
Thorson starts the book off well, playing the narrator instead of choosing sides. Before elvis, before elton john, madonna and lady gaga, there was liberace. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. Michael douglas plays liberace and matt damon plays thorson. Michael douglas stars as the flamboyant entertainer liberace, and matt damon dumbs down as his secret. In person, the two are genial and professional in recounting their long, strange road to liberace.
Download one of the free kindle apps to start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, and computer. My life with liberace scott thorson, alex thorleifson on. Pyron presents liberaces life as a metaphor, for both good and ill, of american culture, with its shopping malls and insatiable hunger for celebrity. Scott thorson, a young bisexual man raised in foster homes, is introduced to flamboyant entertainment giant liberace and quickly finds himself in. Congrats to hbo for having the guts to produce a script which mainstream studios refused to consider. Soderberghs liberace, behind the candelabra in his new hbo film, the acclaimed director examines the fiveyear relationship between the. Download behind the candelabra yify movies torrent. Behind the candelabra pdf download full download pdf book. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Behind the candelabra liberace comes back to life with.
My life with liberace in 1988, it was brimming with juicy revelations. Thorson said, after liberace had died, that he settled because he knew that liberace was dying, and that thorson had intended to sue based on conversion of property rather than palimony. May some of ebooks not available on your country and only available for those who subscribe and depend to the source of library websites. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them.
Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. The making of behind the candelabra extended version youtube. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. Peter berkrots experienced narration keeps the pace brisk and nails liberaces distinctive nasal delivery. Behind the candelabra looks at the bizarre, fascinating personal life of liberace, and his fiveyear relationship with scott thorson, who went on to pen the autobiography behind the candelabra. Soderberghs liberace, behind the candelabra in his new hbo film, the acclaimed director examines the fiveyear relationship between the flamboyant entertainer and scott thorson, who was 40.
In hbos behind the candelabra, liberace is a real drag. Behind the candelabra liberace comes back to life with the help of howard cummings bask in the extravagance of cummings work in behind the candelabra when it airs on hbo may 26. Goodreads members who liked behind the candelabra also liked. Behind the candelabra michael douglas and matt damon on. They were both also impressed by the script based on thorsons autobiography, behind the candelabra. Behind the candelabra was the cable event of the year, and it absolutely did not disappoint. My life with liberace kindle edition by thorson, scott, thorleifson, alex. This fastpaced story, sprinkled with anecdotes about famous entertainers such as michael. Download full behind the candelabra book in pdf, epub, mobi and all ebook format.
Behind the candelabra is a brilliant drama from master director steven sodenbergh about gay pianist liberace, but where the film truly finds its greatness is the performancds from michael douglas. Behind the candelabra this ebook list for those who looking for to read behind the candelabra, you can read or download in pdf, epub or mobi. My life with liberace thorson, scott, thorleifson, alex on. Behind the candelabra 20 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Soderberghs liberace, behind the candelabra wbur news. Behind the candelabra liberace michael douglas and thorson matt damon 20 hbo, photo by claudette barius.
My life with liberace, the film is directed by academy award winner steven soderbergh and features electrifying performances by academy award winners michael douglas as liberace and matt damon as thorson. The plot spans some ten years, from 1977 to liberace s death in 1987. Behind the candelabra 20 full movie download full hd. Behind the candelabra gives us a story about liberaces personal life, from the pov of his one time lover, blond adonis scott thorson. Find books like behind the candelabra from the worlds largest community of readers.