I've seen "Behind the Candelabra" from 2013 and "Behind the Music" from 1988. Behind the Candelabra was an expensive HBO production starring Michael Douglas, Matt Damon, Rob Lowe, Debbie Reynolds, and Scott Bakula.
This particular film goes into more detail about Liberace's private life and his efforts to hide his homosexuality. It seems incredible now, given that he was such a flamboyant showman. Interestingly, this flamboyance can be a trait of the "twinless twin" where a twin dies at birth.
Elvis Presley and Diego Rivera are two other twinless twins, as were Thorton Wilder and science fiction writer Philip Dick. Each of these artists and also many twinless twins have demonstrated an unusual ability and drive - the twinning motif.
Their careers are dominated by a compulsion to bring together different strands of creativity, and render something completely new. By doing this, they are attempting - for a lifetime to seek a more fuller understanding of why they lived while their twin died.
The Liberace shown to us by Scott Thorsen is much different from that shown in the 1988 movie, a much more honest look at Liberace's lifestyle and sexuality. It's a much richer script.
Here we see a man in his big fur walking around an audience, showing his flashy ring and saying, I worked hard for these rocks! In his private life, he was never alone but lonely and had relationships with several young men. Was he looking for someone to help him feel young, or someone to recreate his younger self? We see with Thorsen and Thorsen's plastic surgery that Liberace wanted a mini-younger me.
As far as the performances, they were all excellent with the exception of Michael Douglas. As far as I'm concerned, he just put on a wig. His performance can't compare with Victor Garber's, who had less than great material.
Marni Nixon, the great singer who dubbed Deborah Kerr, Natalie Wood, and Audrey Hepburn in films, worked with Liberace and toured with him. She obviously loved him. He comes across as warm and generous, and someone who enjoyed spending lots of money, calling his gifts "happy happys."
Internally, however, he lived in the wrong time and was obsessive with hiding his identity as a gay man. It's a shame. He had a wonderful talent to entertain, and a vivid imagination he was able to share with his audience with his over-the-top clothing, shows, and his personality.
A final note: I visited the Liberace Museum in Los Angeles. Liberace had a set of china made in the mold of the royal family's - and after Liberace's, the mold was broken. That was true of him too. When they made him, they broke the mold.
This particular film goes into more detail about Liberace's private life and his efforts to hide his homosexuality. It seems incredible now, given that he was such a flamboyant showman. Interestingly, this flamboyance can be a trait of the "twinless twin" where a twin dies at birth.
Elvis Presley and Diego Rivera are two other twinless twins, as were Thorton Wilder and science fiction writer Philip Dick. Each of these artists and also many twinless twins have demonstrated an unusual ability and drive - the twinning motif.
Their careers are dominated by a compulsion to bring together different strands of creativity, and render something completely new. By doing this, they are attempting - for a lifetime to seek a more fuller understanding of why they lived while their twin died.
The Liberace shown to us by Scott Thorsen is much different from that shown in the 1988 movie, a much more honest look at Liberace's lifestyle and sexuality. It's a much richer script.
Here we see a man in his big fur walking around an audience, showing his flashy ring and saying, I worked hard for these rocks! In his private life, he was never alone but lonely and had relationships with several young men. Was he looking for someone to help him feel young, or someone to recreate his younger self? We see with Thorsen and Thorsen's plastic surgery that Liberace wanted a mini-younger me.
As far as the performances, they were all excellent with the exception of Michael Douglas. As far as I'm concerned, he just put on a wig. His performance can't compare with Victor Garber's, who had less than great material.
Marni Nixon, the great singer who dubbed Deborah Kerr, Natalie Wood, and Audrey Hepburn in films, worked with Liberace and toured with him. She obviously loved him. He comes across as warm and generous, and someone who enjoyed spending lots of money, calling his gifts "happy happys."
Internally, however, he lived in the wrong time and was obsessive with hiding his identity as a gay man. It's a shame. He had a wonderful talent to entertain, and a vivid imagination he was able to share with his audience with his over-the-top clothing, shows, and his personality.
A final note: I visited the Liberace Museum in Los Angeles. Liberace had a set of china made in the mold of the royal family's - and after Liberace's, the mold was broken. That was true of him too. When they made him, they broke the mold.