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Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind

  • TV Movie
  • 20202020
  • TV-14TV-14
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
1.4K
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Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind (2020)
Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind is an intimate portrait of actor Natalie Wood’s life and career, told through the eyes of her daughter Natasha Gregson Wagner and others who knew her best.
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Exploring Natalie Wood's life and career through the unique perspective of her daughter, Natasha Gregson Wagner, and others who knew her best.Exploring Natalie Wood's life and career through the unique perspective of her daughter, Natasha Gregson Wagner, and others who knew her best.Exploring Natalie Wood's life and career through the unique perspective of her daughter, Natasha Gregson Wagner, and others who knew her best.
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
1.4K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Laurent Bouzereau
  • Stars
    • Natalie Wood(archive footage)
    • Natasha Gregson Wagner
    • Julie Salamon
Top credits
  • Director
    • Laurent Bouzereau
  • Stars
    • Natalie Wood(archive footage)
    • Natasha Gregson Wagner
    • Julie Salamon
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 34User reviews
    • 14Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

    Videos1

    Official Trailer
    Trailer 1:55
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    Photos19

    Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind (2020)
    Natalie Wood and Kim Lee in Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind (2020)
    Natalie Wood and Lana Wood in Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind (2020)
    Natalie Wood and Robert Wagner in Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind (2020)
    Natalie Wood in Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind (2020)
    Natalie Wood and Jack L. Warner in Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind (2020)
    Natalie Wood and Maria Gurdin in Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind (2020)
    Natalie Wood and Nicholas Ray in Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind (2020)
    Natalie Wood, Lana Wood, Nick Gurdin, and Maria Gurdin in Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind (2020)
    Richard Gregson and Natasha Gregson Wagner in Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind (2020)
    Natalie Wood and Richard Gregson in Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind (2020)
    Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind (2020)

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    Natalie Wood
    Natalie Wood
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Natasha Gregson Wagner
    Natasha Gregson Wagner
    • Self - Daughter of Natalie Wood
    Julie Salamon
    Julie Salamon
    • Self - Author, Film Critic
    Robert Redford
    Robert Redford
    • Self - Actor, Filmmaker
    Mia Farrow
    Mia Farrow
    • Self - Actor, Friend
    Courtney Wagner
    Courtney Wagner
    • Self - Daughter of Natalie Wood
    Robert Wagner
    Robert Wagner
    • Self - Natasha's Stepfather, Actor
    George Hamilton
    George Hamilton
    • Self - Actor
    Mart Crowley
    Mart Crowley
    • Self - Playwright, Friend
    David Niven Jr.
    David Niven Jr.
    • Self - Producer, Friend
    Katie Wagner
    Katie Wagner
    • Self - Daughter of Robert J. Wagner
    Richard Gregson
    Richard Gregson
    • Self - Natasha's Biological Father
    Sarah Gregson
    Sarah Gregson
    • Self - Daughter of Richard Gregson
    Delphine Mann
    Delphine Mann
    • Self - Friend
    Joshua Donen
    Joshua Donen
    • Self - Stepson of Robert J. Wagner
    Elizabeth Applegate
    Elizabeth Applegate
    • Self - Natalie's Personal Assistant 1977 - 1981
    • (as Liz Applegate)
    Peter Hyams
    Peter Hyams
    • Self - Director, 'Peeper'
    Richard Benjamin
    Richard Benjamin
    • Self - Actor, Filmmaker
    • Director
      • Laurent Bouzereau
    • All cast & crew
    • See more cast details at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      The documentary premiered on May 5, 2020 on the HBO channel. That day is also a special day for Natasha Gregson Wagner - it would have been her father Richard Gregson's 90th birthday. Richard was married to Natalie Wood from 1969 to 1972.
    • Quotes

      Self - Actor, Filmmaker: The business she was in is a tough business and to survive in that business, you had to have a tough side to you, and so I think she had to develop that. But it wasn't comfortable. What she really wanted to do was to laugh and have fun and just be a regular person But mainly, she had a big heart, and that showed up in her work.

    • Connections
      Features Happy Land (1943)
    • Soundtracks
      This House
      Written by Cyril J. Mockridge (as Cyril Mockridge)

      Performed by Edward B. Powell (as Edward Powell) and Cyril J. Mockridge (as Cyril Mockridge)

      Courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

    User reviews34

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    Top review
    10/10
    Shows the legacy Natalie Wood left behind in the film industry
    Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind is a wonderful biography telling the story of Natalie Wood's life in a raw way from the perspectives of multiple people. The film gets into lots of details and aspects of her life. By the end, the audience knows all about who Natalie Wood was.

    The film is composed of old video and audio clips of Natalie Wood as well as multiple interviews, some of which are conducted by Wood's daughter, Natasha. The clips follow in somewhat of a chronological order, but the film doesn't start off at the beginning of her life. It covers details and facts about her entire life, but skips around, going to different parts. It focuses on her success as a child, her family's struggles, her love life, and the drama surrounding her death. The documentary also highlights all of her achievements in her film career.

    The people featured in the documentary represent Natalie Wood's extensive circle of family and friends. Their interviews tell their perspectives of Natalie and her life. Included are her daughters, the family nanny, her husband and people who worked with her.

    I thought it was interesting the way that they decided to skip around to different phases in her life. Normally documentaries pursue a chronological order, starting from the beginning and following through to the end. In contrast, this documentary is really effective in the way it skips around, because it gives the audience a bit of background information before returning to explain some aspect in deeper detail. I liked this because it allowed me to get a general idea first of what Natalie Wood was like and then what she experienced. I could see how people viewed her from the outside and then, the film delves deeper into a closer perspective by her friends and family.

    My favorite parts are the home videos of Natalie Wood with her children. These clips make you realize that, even though she was under the pressure of the spotlight all the time and looks perfect, she is a human being with a life too.

    The purpose of this documentary is to honor Natalie Wood and show people how great a life she lived. Some people focus more on the tragedy of her death and overlook her legacy in the film industry.

    I loved watching and learning more about Natalie Wood's wonderful story. I give Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind 5 out of 5 stars and recommend it for ages 10 to 18. Even adults will enjoy learning from this documentary.

    Reviewed by Jolleen M., KIDS FIRST! Reporter
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    • May 8, 2020

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    • Release date
      • May 5, 2020 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Натали Вуд: Она што останува
    • Production companies
      • Amblin Television
      • HBO Documentary Films
      • Nedland Media
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      1 hour 40 minutes

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