Behind the candelabra
Record details
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Physical Description:
videorecording
videodisc
1 videodisc (120 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. - Publisher: [United States] : Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., 2013.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Title from web page. Special features: Making of behind the Candelabra; "Package illustrated is not final." |
Restrictions on Access Note: | LICENSED FOR HOME USE ONLY |
Participant or Performer Note: | Rob Lowe, Michael Douglas, Dan Aykroyd, Matt Damon, Scott Bakula. |
Target Audience Note: | PARENTAL ACCOMPANIMENT - 14A - NOT RECOMMENDED FOR CHILDREN - COARSE LANGUAGE MANITOBA FILM CLASSIFICATION BOARD Manitoba Film Classification Board Rating: TVMA; for adult themes, adult activity, hard language, intense or persistent violence, sexually-oriented nudity, drug abuse or other elements. Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A. |
System Details Note: | DVD; DTS 5.1; Dolby Surround 2.0. |
Language Note: | English or Spanish dialogue; Spanish, English or French subtitles; closed-captioned. |
Search for related items by subject
Subject: | Liberace -- 1919-1987 -- Drama Pianists -- United States -- Biography -- Drama Gay musicians -- Drama Gay couples -- Drama Pianistas -- Teatro Video recordings DVDs |
Genre: | Made-for-TV movies. Biographical films. Feature films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Biographical films. Feature films. |
Available copies
- 4 of 4 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Creston Public Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 4 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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Creston Public Library | DVD 791.43 BEH (Text)
Acquisition Type: Donated |
35140001132854 | Non-fiction Videos | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Video Librarian Reviews : Video Librarian Reviews
Steven Soderbergh's passion project Behind the Candelabraâabout the five-year love affair between legendary entertainer and showman Liberace (Michael Douglas) and Scott Thorson (Matt Damon), Liberace's live-in boy-toy (and, rather creepily, adopted son)âhad its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival and made its American debut on HBO. There's definitely an edge of camp to be found in the excesses of Liberace's glitzy palace-like Las Vegas mansionâas well as his flamboyant wardrobe (both on and off the stage)ânot to mention the savvy casting of Rob Lowe as a plastic surgeon with an unnaturally enhanced face (that can barely change expression). But there's no winking to the audience in the performances or in Soderbergh's direction of their intimate scenes, as Soderbergh and screenwriter Richard LaGravenese are more interested in the individuals behind the pose than in ridiculing Liberace's persona. The couple's sex life and Thorson's addictions are only part of the story of a complicated love affair tangled up in lust, obsession, control, and vanity. Nominated for 15 Emmy Awards (Douglas and Soderbergh won, as did the film itself) and the Palme d'Or at Cannes, this is highly recommended. (S. Axmaker)Copyright Video Librarian Reviews 2011.