Behind the Candelabra

Genre: Biography

Worldwide gross$15.6M

Scott Thorson, a young bisexual man raised in foster homes, is introduced to flamboyant entertainment giant Liberace and quickly finds himself in a romantic relationship with the legendary pianist. Swaddled in wealth and excess, Scott and Liberace have a long affair, one that Scott eventually begins to find suffocating. Kept away from the outside world by his flashily effeminate yet deeply closeted partner, and submitting to extreme makeovers and even plastic surgery at the behest of his lover, Scott eventually rebels. When Liberace finds himself a new lover, Scott is tossed onto the street. He then seeks legal redress for what he feels he has lost. But throughout, the bond between the young man and the star never completely tears.

🏆 Won 11 Primetime Emmys. 45 wins & 54 nominations total

Genres

Biography, Drama, Music

Director

Steven Soderbergh

Cast

Michael Douglas, Matt Damon, Scott Bakula

Released

26 May 2013

Runtime

1h 58m

Certificate

TV-MA

IMDb rating

7 / 10

Votes

46,508

Rotten Tomatoes

94%

Budget

$23,000,000

Edition

Base