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Legendary acting duo and married couple Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor prepare for a 1983 theatrical production of the play "Private Lives."Legendary acting duo and married couple Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor prepare for a 1983 theatrical production of the play "Private Lives."Legendary acting duo and married couple Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor prepare for a 1983 theatrical production of the play "Private Lives."
- Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
- 2 wins & 17 nominations total
Jessica Jones
- ASM
- (as Jess Doherty)
Martin T. Sherman
- Reporter
- (as Martin T Sherman)
Hannah Blamires
- Reporter
- (uncredited)
Chris Cowlin
- Reporter
- (uncredited)
Sophie Karl
- Journalist
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaRobert Hardy, a veteran character actor and an old friend of Burton, described West's performance as "hopeless," saying he "wasn't tough enough, he wasn't dangerous enough, he wasn't Welsh enough." However, he appreciated Bonham-Carter's performance, saying she was "brilliant, absolutely brilliant" because she "got the spirit of her and sounded like her."
- GoofsThe movie is set in 1983 when "Private Lives" ran for 63 performance on Broadway. Yet an establishing shot early in the film shows New York's Times Square with billboards for "The Who's Tommy" and the revival of "Guys and Dolls." These shows were playing on Broadway from 1993 to 1995, 10 to 12 years after the film's setting.
- Quotes
Elizabeth Taylor: Where did my Antony go? Remember? The man who would've risked everything for me - who did! He tossed it all against the rocks so he could be with me. Where did he go, Richard? Tell me where my FUCKING Antony went!
- Crazy creditsEpilogue: "Shortly after Private Lives completed its run, Elizabeth Taylor publicly and defiantly entered the Betty Ford clinic. It was the first time a celebrity had been open about going into rehab. Richard returned to Switzerland and enjoyed one of the most contented periods of his life, married to Sally Burton. Nine months later, he died suddenly of a cerebral haemorrhage. He never played King Lear. Richard and Elizabeth spoke on the phone every few days in the months leading up to his death."
- ConnectionsFeatured in 20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2014)
- SoundtracksLove to Love You Baby
Written by Pete Bellotte, Giorgio Moroder, and Donna Summer
Performed by Donna Summer
Courtesy of The Island Def Jam Music Group
Under license from Universal Music Enteprises
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Not the golden couple
Burton and Taylor will forever be Hollywood's golden couple whose turbulent life made headline news but also inspired some dramatic films, none more so than 'Who's afraid of Virgina Woolf.'
The setting for this one off film is 1983, a year before Burton's untimely death.
Richard Burton (Dominic West) and Elizabeth Taylor (Helena Bonham Carter) after their second divorce are reuniting in London for a theatrical play of Noel Coward's Private Lives and enter another spiral of turbulence, bickering, despair and affection.
The press announcement creates a storm of interest and speculation in the media as to if they will get back together for a third time.
Taylor still carries a torch for Burton while Burton, a man with a reputation as a great stage actor is frustrated by Taylor's histrionics and her unwillingness to rehearse the play properly.
Bonham Carter captures the essence and cattiness of Taylor remarkably well although West seems to struggle with his Burton. Maybe it was a misstep by concentrating in this period of their relationship when there is a more interesting story to be told about this pair as to how they fell in love in the early 1960s. Together with their roller coaster relationship over the next 20 years.
The setting for this one off film is 1983, a year before Burton's untimely death.
Richard Burton (Dominic West) and Elizabeth Taylor (Helena Bonham Carter) after their second divorce are reuniting in London for a theatrical play of Noel Coward's Private Lives and enter another spiral of turbulence, bickering, despair and affection.
The press announcement creates a storm of interest and speculation in the media as to if they will get back together for a third time.
Taylor still carries a torch for Burton while Burton, a man with a reputation as a great stage actor is frustrated by Taylor's histrionics and her unwillingness to rehearse the play properly.
Bonham Carter captures the essence and cattiness of Taylor remarkably well although West seems to struggle with his Burton. Maybe it was a misstep by concentrating in this period of their relationship when there is a more interesting story to be told about this pair as to how they fell in love in the early 1960s. Together with their roller coaster relationship over the next 20 years.
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- Mar 3, 2014
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- Runtime1 hour 23 minutes
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- 2.35 : 1
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