Goodreads members who liked behind the candelabra also liked. With michael douglas, matt damon, scott bakula, eric zuckerman. It features michael douglas in the lead, with matt damon, as his lover, scott thorson pictured, at left, on the cover of. Just when you thought the movies couldnt get any gayer, steven soderbergh hits us with a tv movie that really tops the chart. Behind the candelabra is based on a ghostwritten 1988 book of the same name, by thorson, a former animal trainer whose tasks in the liberace household included being his personal assistant as well. Behind the candelabra, a new film about liberace by director steven sodenbergh. Behind the candelabra and the queerness of liberace. I really enjoyed this book, and had a hard time putting it down. The true story of the worlds greatest entertainerrevealed. This article about a biographical or autobiographical book whose subject was born in the united states is a stub. Science tells us that light travels in straight lines, but in behind the candelabra, the new film from steven soderbergh, it trickles and fizzes like babycham. My life with liberace kindle edition by thorson, scott, thorleifson, alex. Behind the candelabra this ebook list for those who looking for to read behind the candelabra, you can read or download in pdf, epub or mobi. Behind the candelabra is a 20 hbo biopic film directed by steven soderbergh and starring michael douglas and matt damon.
A film i was expecting to be way over the top and become a camp act much like liberaces real life stage show. Born in berlin in 1932, moses spira and his parents escaped the nazi storm and settled in palestine only to be swept up in the countrys war of independence against its arab neighbors. Before there was behind the candelabra, the upcoming hbo movie starring michael douglas as liberace and matt damon as his lover, scott thorson, there was. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading behind the candelabra. The behindthescenes story of liberace is captivating with lots of action and excess. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Read the first chapter of scott thorsons behind the candelabra. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Behind the candelabra is an inside look at the man who enthralled american audiences, the man whose life reflected his credo, too much of a good thing is wonderful. My life with liberace is a memoir by scott thorson and. It dramatizes the last ten years in the life of pianist liberace and the relationship he had with scott thorson.
I knew little about liberace going in and this book serves as a great introduction to the man and his life. It took a lot of makeup and some movie magic to bring liberace back to life for hbos behind the candelabra michael douglas plays the legendary las vegas entertainer in steven soderberghs. At its heart, behind the candelabra is a simple love story told in an incredibly. In this unusually frank book, scott thorson reveals all. Download full behind the candelabra book in pdf, epub, mobi and all ebook format. Posts about behind the candelabra written by jonathanwarren.
Theres a world of new ideas in every books newsletter. His last few movies have had a tv blandness as a result but behind the candelabra feels like the work of a filmmaker who just found his groove, rather than one packing up his viewfinder. After serving in the army and working for the israeli government, he changed the course of his life by electing to become a. Behind the candelabra 20 the image could not be loaded. Thorson starts the book off well, playing the narrator instead of choosing sides. My life with liberace on your kindle in under a minute.
Behind the candelabra pdf download full download pdf book. Behind the candelabra watch the hbo original movie hbo. I think meeting him before i did it, 30 years after this happened, wouldnt have been helpful. Soderbergh was an early embracer of digital video, a format which allowed him to be as profligate as he was prolific. My life with liberace by scott thorson, alex thorleifson and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The memoir was adapted for a television film, behind the candelabra. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Starring michael douglas, matt damon, rob lowe, dan aykroyd, debbie reynolds, and scott bakula. Explore audibles collection of free sleep and relaxation audio experiences. The book, the movie hbo has begun promotion for its liberace biopic, behind the candelabra, which premieres on may 26th. Why dont you just book a flight and come up this evening. The production designer of behind the candelabra explains how the extravagant sets came together. It dramatizes the last ten years in the life of pianist liber. My life with liberace by scott thorson with alex thorleifson in this unusually frank book, scott thorson tells all.
Behind the candelabra is as camp as a row of tents, but the many tells of its period setting a decade that bridges the 70s80s reinforce the. Liberace pretty much always had a candelabra on or near his piano while playing, as he was known for his very elaborate and often flamboyant stage presence. A good nights sleep is essential for keeping our minds and bodies strong. Liberaces unhappy childhood, dominated by a mother determined. Donna summers i feel love leads us right into a gay bar in the seventies, introducing us to scott thorson damon, the man who would soon fall in love with liberace douglas. Find books like behind the candelabra from the worlds largest community of readers. It details the tumultuous relationship between famed pianist liberace douglas and his much younger lover scott thorson damon. Read the first chapter of scott thorsons behind the candelabra, the book on which steven soderberghs hbo movie is based. Behind the candelabra the story of pianist liberace played terrifically by michael douglas and his relationship with a much younger man scott thorson played by matt damon. With acrobat reader dc you can do more than just open and view pdf files its easy to add annotations to documents using a complete set of commenting tools. Behind the candelabra is a 20 american biographical drama film directed by steven soderbergh. Behindthecandelabramylifewithpz6082020 adobe acrobat reader dcdownload adobe acrobat reader dc ebook pdf. Comment with your favorite emmy nominee to be entered. In behind the candelabra, former lover scott thorson gets the final word, serving as the basis of a film that gleefully thrusts itself into those aspects of liberaces lifestyle which the.
May some of ebooks not available on your country and only available for those who subscribe and depend to the source of library websites. If you havent listened to the audiobook narrated by peter berkrot, nows your chance. But unbiased or not, it is a fascinating look into the glitzy, showy, and sometimes degenerate world inhabited by liberace and thorson, who was almost 50 years younger than liberace when. In summer 1977, handsome young stranger scott thorson walked into his dressing room and, despite their age difference and seemingly different worlds, the two embarked on a secretive. Behind the candelabra is a 20 american biographical drama film directed by steven. Their relationship starts out loving and caring, but eventually becomes strained due to liberaces straying, his manipulative nature, and. Acquisition represents sixfigure addition to liberace museum collection the nine famed costumes made for the film behind the candelabra were replicated by awardwinning designer ellen mirojnick after she studied the originals at the liberace foundation vaults.
Behind the candelabra michael douglas matt damon dan aykroyd 20 worldfamous pianist liberace michael douglas takes muchyounger scott thorson matt damon as a lover, but the relationship deteriorates when liber. Behind the candelabra starts off supercamp and hyperkitsch, and long after the storm of parting it ends up gently sentimental and celebratory. Behind the candelabra cleaned up at the emmys with 15 nominations and 11 wins. A chronicle of the tempestuous sixyear romance between megastar singer liberace and his young lover scott thorson. Behind the candelabra is a compulsive insight in to liberace, the man behind the flamboyant performer whose successes provide a bright counterpoint to a darker tale of a man. In this unusually frank book scott thorson, liberaces longtime lover, tells all.
Candelabra meaning in the cambridge english dictionary. Behind the candelabra by lorraine viade, psyd behind the candelabra is the story of the love affair between the famous and outrageously flamboyant liberace and his livein companion scott thorson. Steven soderberghs hbo movie behind the candelabra chronicles the turbulent fiveyear romance between famed concert pianist liberace played by michael douglas and his young lover scott. Before elvis, before elton john, madonna and lady gaga, there was liberace. As such behind the candelabra is a play on the phrase behind the scenes, but it refers to his frequent use of candelabras in his performances.
By tierney sneed, staff writer may 29, 20 by tierney sneed. Behind the candelabra is the movie adaptation of thorsons book about the relationship, so it needs to be viewed with a grain of salt. It is based on thorsons memoir, behind the candelabra. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app.
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