A brilliant performance by Michael Douglas illuminates an affectionate and funny portrait of the flamboyant entertainer Liberace in another 2013 film coming swiftly to Buriton.
Behind the Candelabra is a 2013 American drama film directed by Steven Soderbergh about the last ten years in the life of pianist Liberace and the secret affair he had with Scott Thorson.
Liberace was a fabulously rich, self-created midwesterner, the child of humble immigrant parents known for his extravagant lifestyle and vulgar tastes, as well as his worship of the American dream and the mystery in which he was wrapped.
Based on Thorson's 1988 memoir, the film goes behind the scenes of the entertainer's palatial mansions and extravagant shows and lifts the lid on his life and the fiery relationship with his young lover.
Michael Douglas is the man in the sequins and Matt Damon plays his soul mate Scott.
