Burton & Taylor
Burton & Taylor is a BBC Four TV film directed by Richard Laxton, and based on the legendary acting duo and former husband and wife, Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor, during their preparation for a 1983 theatrical production of the play, Private Lives. The film stars Helena Bonham Carter and Dominic West in the title roles.
Plot
In 1983, ageing movie stars Richard Burton (Dominic West) and Elizabeth Taylor (Helena Bonham Carter) are in New York City preparing to perform the Noël Coward play, Private Lives. The pair have been married and divorced twice before, but remain friends despite tensions. She still dreams of a reconciliation. However, Richard is currently attached to his younger girlfriend Sally Hay and this makes Elizabeth jealous.
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| author | William Ivory |
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| contentLocation | New York City |
| director | Richard Laxton |
| keywords | age betty ford center break cerebral hemorrhage divorce drug abuse elizabeth taylor emotional breakdown former lovers lack of confidence las vegas love lunt-fontaine theatre married movie star mug noël coward overact prescription drug prescription medication private lives producer read recovering alcoholic richard burton sally burton sally hay theatrical producer |
| musicBy | John Lunn |
| producer | Andrew Wood Jessica Pope Lachlan MacKinnon |
| productionCompany | BBC BBC America |
| publisher | BBC America BBC Four |