Film Preview: Behind the Candelabra

The film that has now been credited with being "too gay for Hollywood" has been picked up by HBO and will air direct onto TV. Behind the Candelabra is a film biography of the life of Liberace, it has been adapted from the autobiography of the same name written by Scott Thorson. Steven Soderbergh is directing in what will be his final movie before retirement after an impressive movie career in the directors chair. The film previewed at the Sundance Film Festival but was not picked up by any distributors so ended up in the hands of HBO who out of the TV networks has never been prone to controversy.

Michael Douglas as Liberace and  Matt Damon as Thorson

Liberace is played by Michael Douglas whilst the writer of the autobiography Scott Thorson, who was just 17 at the time, is played by Matt Damon looking to roll back the years. Rob Lowe also makes an appearance in the movie which is rife with sexual scenes, drug taking and glittery glamour much like the life of Liberace himself.

Behind the Candelabra is premiering on HBO on Sunday 26th May and the trailer is embedded below: