Burton and Taylor
Drama, TV Movie
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2013
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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."
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Rated:
Not Rated
Runtime:
83 min
Release date:
22 Jul 2013
Country:
GB
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. 2 wins & 17 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
Bonham Carter has a firm hand on a fundamental conflict within Taylor, which is that she seems like such an impossibly elegant, self-possessed woman at some moments and like such an infuriating flake at others.
– Linda Holmes,
NPR,
23 Oct 2013
fresh:
Bonham Carter offers up a sympathetic Liz who is in the process of squandering her talent; West makes Burton's brokenness seem like a noble resignation. And both seem surprised that each other's company is no longer the cure for what ails them.
– Hank Stuever,
Washington Post,
18 Oct 2013
fresh:
It's a film that asks a lot from West and Bonham Carter, who deliver time and again in roles that could have eaten them alive. Instead we feast.
– Ed Bark,
Uncle Barky,
18 Oct 2013
fresh:
Not only does it capture the essence of the two outsize icons of film and scandal, it also brings them in for a humanizing close-up.
– David Wiegand,
San Francisco Chronicle,
18 Oct 2013
fresh:
BBC America is here to set the universe right again with its love/hate story about Hollywood's hot mess of a couple.
– Lori Rackl,
Chicago Sun-Times,
18 Oct 2013