In 1987, 67-year-old pianist Li Buras died of AIDS. He devoted his life to denying the rumors that he was homosexual, even before he died, he still asked for "emphysema and heart disease" as the cause of death.
But for the world, these are all concealed.
In 1982, his driver and assistant Scott Tolson asked him for alimony of 100 million U.S. dollars after the breakup, and exposed to the media that the two had lived together for many years. Kurt is addicted to drugs, and in order to please him, he has undergone facial plastic surgery. Li Bolas denied all this, and eventually lost 90,000 yuan to the other party. Since then, the two broke off diplomatic relations for 5 years, until Li Buras died, Scott came to his bed again, they forgive each other, love and hate shuffled cards, separated before death, reconciled alone... …
More than 20 years later, this unpleasant and even a little awkward story was put on the screen by director Stephen Soderbergh. He prepared carefully for this and even invited Michael Douglas and Matt Damon. Big coffee starred in the lead, but no Hollywood studio was willing to pay the bill. After all, this story is too gay and not as literary and poignant as Brokeback Mountain.
Until 2012, HBO took over, and Soderbergh made it into a 118-minute TV movie. Before the TV show, "Behind the Candlestick" was selected by Cannes to participate in the main competition unit and received unprecedented praise. In the 2013 Emmy nominations, "Behind the Candlestick" led the TV and film category with 15 nominations. In this regard, the old British media IndieWIR sarcastically satirized the conservatism of American filmmakers: "Not making "Behind the Candlestick" is the loss of the entire Hollywood-of course, this is definitely HBO's biggest gain. Maybe in another ten years, this film The work should appear at the Oscars, not the Emmys."
The title of the play "Behind the Candlestick" comes from Libraz’s professional habit: he likes to place an iconic candlestick on the piano. In the twinkling of light and shadow, he wears a silver-clad plain costume and plays imposingly at high speed. In the 16-beat fast song, he can also interact with the audience happily, telling countless weird jokes, like a pop performer with a very entertaining spirit. After his death, the "New York Times" once wrote: "It is very difficult to make a joke about Li Buras, and his self-deprecation alone is enough for him to enjoy himself."
In the 1950s and 1980s, Li Buras was the most famous pianist and icon of the time in the United States. People have found the most enjoyable music culture in his strumming: he achieved classical music and popular entertainment. Mixing can spread Chopin's soul music and sexual provocative acting at the same time. At that time, Li Bolas redefines music and performance with unparalleled exaggeration, subversive creativity and unique fashion aesthetics. In the audience, he conveyed the self-centeredness of superstars and the display of 1 million legendary lives with luxury, corruption and indulgence.
In fact, in addition to being born in poverty and dying of AIDS, the world is not weak to Libraz, talent and wealth, he is also fortunate to meet true love, at least in Soderberg’s play, he and Scott Thorson loves each other sincerely. The story begins in 1976 when the young Scott met Li Buras for the first time backstage. It tells the evolution of the relationship between the two people in 11 years. The play is concise, powerful and full of wit, which is similar to Libraz's temperament and has the same effect, freely swaying a sense of grandeur and grandeur. The camera depicts male romances generously, earnestly, and without shyness, and when telling about their shamelessness, greed, and betrayal, they also promote a sense of humor without losing their identity and unconventional.
Foreign media commented that "Behind the Candlestick" is a story about loneliness and despair, drug-like love, but Soderbergh is dismissive of sorrow, sadness will always come to an abrupt end, the end of the story: Scott sitting on Lee At Burlas’s funeral, he saw the memorial candle turned into a candlestick on the piano, while Li Burlas was still sitting behind the piano and candlestick, as if as long as the candlestick was bright, he was healthy, exaggerated, and invincible. player.
At the end of the song, he said to the audience and the world: "Thank you, thank you, you guys made me the happiest performer in the world, and no matter what, I believe in beauty!"
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