Behind the candelabra marked the second time that ramsay had worked with soderbergh. Behind the candelabra watch the hbo original movie hbo. Ramsay also produced, wrote the adaptation, and starred as hamlet. Michael douglas liberace, matt damon scott thorson, dan aykroyd seymour heller, scott bakula bob black, rob lowe dr. Born and raised in montreal, ramsays screen debut was opposite fellow.
My life with liberace by scott thorson 20606 by scott thorson jan 1, 1882. Richard lagravenese screenplay, scott thorson book 1 more credit. Finally, behind the candelabra offers an intimate peek into superstar pianist liberaces personal life and his turbulent affair with a younger man. Steven soderberghs hbo movie behind the candelabra casts the. Paul reiser, bruce ramsay, nicky katt, cheyenne jackson, debbie. Behind the candelabra new zealand international film festival. Ramsay and koteas went on to appear in two other films together, hit me 1996, and collateral damage 2002. Hamlet premiered in competition at the 2012 vancouver international film festival. Michael douglas becomes a glittering colossus of kitsch as liberace, the most flamboyantly gay, closeted entertainer.
Bruce ramsay is a canadian film, television and stage actor. Cheyenne jackson and a butler named carlucci bruce ramsay. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. Through their story, director steven soderbergh shines a particularly glittering light on a fascinating reallife figure, while simultaneously examining interesting concepts dealing with love, jealousy, excess, and fame. Behind the candelabra marked the second time that ramsay had worked with. Tom papa, dan aykroyd, james kulick, bruce ramsay, paul witten. Bruce has since appeared in over a hundred film, television, radio, and theatrical productions. Before elvis, before elton john, madonna and lady gaga, there was liberace. Richard lagravanesebased on the book behind the candelabra. Behind the candelabra, starring michael douglas, on hbo the. Bruce also adapted the original text, and played the fabled dane. Worldfamous pianist liberace michael douglas takes muchyounger scott thorson matt damon as a lover, but the relationship deteriorates when liberace takes other bedmates and thorson becomes addicted to drugs.
Born and raised in montreal, ramsay s screen debut was opposite fellow montrealer elias koteas in the film malarek 1988. Watch behind the candelabra starring michael douglas in this drama on directv. Behind the candelabra 20 bluray uk release funny and fabulous. Damon is thoroughly convincing as thorson whose book supplied the source material, the callow, notespeciallybright young man so susceptible to liberaces. Set to unspool stateside on hbo, behind the candelabra is the. 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. More recently, ramsay appeared as the jaded house boy carlucci opposite michael douglas and matt damon in behind the candelabra 20, directed by steven soderbergh about the last ten years in the life of pianist liberace. More recently, ramsay appeared as the jaded house boy carlucci opposite michael douglas and matt damon in behind the candelabra 20, directed by steven soderbergh about the last ten years in the. Bruce ramsay born december 31, 1966 is a canadian film, television and stage actor.
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