Behind the Candelabra
Movie • 2013 • Drama
ReportBased on the autobiographical novel, the tempestuous 6-year relationship between Liberace and his (much younger) lover, Scott Thorson, is recounted.
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WesAndersonRocksMySocks
Scott is barely of age when Liberace takes him under his wing. Liberace showers Scott in gifts but gives him a very warped view of what a loving relationship is supposed to look like
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No, although the main relationship is disconcertingly sexual/romantic as well as paternal/filial. This is a main concern of the film.
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There are graphic surgery scenes
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Liberace repeatedly calls Scott paranoid and denies cheating on him, yet consistently betrays his trust and sleeps with other men.
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overturezzzmedia
Scott repeatedly uses drugs to lose weight/stay skinny
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WesAndersonRocksMySocks
A pretty gruesome scene of plastic surgery
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Is there body dysmorphia?
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WesAndersonRocksMySocks
Liberace is so obsessed with himself/being a father figure that he wants Scott to get plastic surgery to resemble him
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WesAndersonRocksMySocks
Scott gets jealous of Liberace giving attention to younger men
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WesAndersonRocksMySocks
Liberace’s AIDS is an open secret, and he ultimately dies from it
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Two characters have plastic surgery
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Multiple bathing scenes
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There are discussions of excessive pill abuse as well as pill/drug addiction and depictions of cocaine use.
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There are graphic scenes of plastic surgery on the face.
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There are semi graphic sexual scenes
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