Legendary acting duo and married couple Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor prepare for a 1983 theatrical production of the play "Private Lives."
Acting
West and Carter's volcanic, wounded sparring matches.
Costume
Taylor's caftans alone deserve their own billing.
Direction
Laxton lets the silences scream louder than the shouting.
Director
Richard Laxton
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real Private Lives production was a notorious disaster—critics called it 'a spectacle of self-indulgence' while audiences sold out every show.
Helena Bonham Carter based Taylor's voice on recordings where the real Elizabeth slurred from pills and pain; Dominic West spent months mastering Burton's Welsh musicality.
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