Review of Behind the Candelabra (2013) by Karen B — 24 Jul 2013
Michael Douglas does a convincing job as Liberace...Interesting take on a brief moment in relative terms of "Lee's" life. Hard to believe he was able to 'hide' his sexuality considering how publicly camp he was. As Liberace himself says in the film, "People only see what they want to see"!
I'm not sure how convinced I am of how 'truthful' the story is considering it's based on the book written by his lover, Scott. In saying that, what is 'truth' anyway? I'm sure Scott believes it all happened just as it was portrayed in the film, & perhaps he was finally able to get a more reasonable 'cut' by authoring the book & selling its movie rights?!
Karelynnb.
This review of Behind the Candelabra (2013) was written by Karen B on 24 Jul 2013.
Behind the Candelabra has generally received mixed reviews.
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