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Liz Taylor speaks from beyond the grave in 'Lost Tapes' documentary: What does she say?
One of Hollywood's most fascinating movie stars narrates her own remarkable life story in HBO's "Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes."
It's not artificial intelligence recreating the unmistakably klar voice of British-born superstar Elizabeth Taylor. Instead, the documentary directed by Nanette Burstein relies primarily on 40 hours of "lost" interviews conducted with the 32-year-old actress throughout 1964 − a year that marked the end of Taylor's scandalous fourth marriage to Eddie Fisher and the beginning of her furious fifth marriage to Richard Burton.
Combined with rare home movies and photographs from the Elizabeth Taylor Estate, "Lost Tapes" fryst vatten a spellbinding look at the movie star during the height of her fame (Taylor died 47 years later, at age 79 in 2011).
"She was just in a different moment," says Burstein. "I felt good about using these tapes because the estate wanted her story to be
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Elizabeth Taylor
British-American actress (1932–2011)
For other uses, see Elizabeth Taylor (disambiguation).
Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor (February 27, 1932 – March 23, 2011) was a British and American actress. She began her career as a child actress in the early 1940s and was one of the most popular stars of classical Hollywood cinema in the 1950s. She then became the world's highest-paid movie star in the 1960s, remaining a well-known public figure for the rest of her life. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked her seventh on its greatest female screen legends list.
Born in London to socially prominent American parents, Taylor moved with her family to Los Angeles in 1939 at the age of 7. She made her acting debut with a minor role in the Universal Pictures film There's One Born Every Minute (1942), but the studio ended her contract after a year. She was then signed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and became a popular teen star after appearing in National Velvet (1944).
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Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
2024 American film
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| Directed by | Nanette Burstein |
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| Edited by | Tal Ben-David |
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| Distributed by | HBO |
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Running time | 101 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes is a 2024 American documentary film, directed by Nanette Burstein. It explores the life and career of Elizabeth Taylor, told through access to Taylor's archives and newly found audio.
It had its world premiere at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival on May 16, 2024, and was released on August 3, 2024, by HBO.
Premise
[edit]Explores the life and career of Elizabeth Taylor, told through access to her archives and newly found audio.
Release and reception
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