Burton and Taylor (2013)

★ 6.2 1h 23m IMDb
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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."

Burton and Taylor

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Cast

Dominic West
Dominic West as Richard Burton Age 56 · Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK Dominic Gerard Francis Eagleton West (born 15 October 1969) is an English actor, director, producer, and musician. He is best known for playing Jimmy McNulty in HBO's The Wire (2002–2008) and Noah Sol...
Helena Bonham Carter
Helena Bonham Carter as Elizabeth Taylor Age 59 · Golders Green, London, England, UK Helena Bonham Carter CBE (born May 26, 1966) is an English actress. Known for her roles in independent films and blockbusters, especially period dramas, she is the recipient of various accolades, incl...
Sarah Hadland
Sarah Hadland as Kathryn Walker Age 54 · St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England, UK Sarah Hadland is an English actress. She is best known for her role as Stevie Sutton in BBC One's BAFTA-nominated comedy television series Miranda (2009–2015) and Trish in The Job Lot (2013–2015). Ha...
Lenora Crichlow
Lenora Crichlow as Chen Sam Age 41 · City of Westminster, London, England, UK Lenora Crichlow (born 4 January 1985) is an English actress..
Stanley Townsend
Stanley Townsend as Milton Katselas Age 64 · Dublin, Ireland Stanley Townsend (born August 1961) is an Irish actor. Townsend was born and brought up in Dublin. After attending Wesley College, Dublin, he studied mathematics and civil engineering at Trinity Colle...
Lucille Sharp
Lucille Sharp as Liza Todd Burton Lexington, Kentucky, USA Lucille Sharp is an actress known for Sam (2017), Gotham (2014) and Downton Abbey (2010). At 16 she left home to study acting at Interlochen Arts Academy graduating with Academic honors and the covete...

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CinemaSerf 6/10 Jun 12, 2024
For a mere $70,000 a week (each), the now sober Richard Burton (Dominic West) is convinced by the not so sober, pill-popping, Elizabeth Taylor (Helena Bonham Carter) to reunite and star in a version of Noêl Coward's "Private Lives". He has other irons in the fire, not least an impending new wife and an opportunity of a lifetime to play "Lear" so isn't so keen but she is persuasive. After almost false-starting on night one, they duly turn up and though the critics absolutely loathe it, the fans initially throughly enjoy what they see as the real lives of these two stars being enthusiastically and acerbically presented using the stage as a conduit for their bickering. Burton is narked that it's his ex-wife fans want to see whilst she selfishly keeps on hitting the bottle. When the audiences do start to dwindle and the show is halted, the pair face the nearest thing either can imagine to a fait accompli - but do they care? It is entertaining at times with both actors looking like they are enjoying this once in a lifetime opportunity to play this torrid partnership with gusto and a tiny bit of venom. Despite their best endeavours, though, it looks like the producers were more concerned about it's rating, and the thing has a sterile tameness that lets it down a bit. They are going through the motions of a vitriolic and addictive relationship but it just doesn't land enough punches - physically or metaphorically. It's watchable, but nothing special at all.

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