A biografia do renomado ator Rock Hudson é examinada nesta relevante investigação da identidade de Hollywood e LGBTQ+, desde seu personagem público como mulherengo até sua vida privada como ... Ler tudoA biografia do renomado ator Rock Hudson é examinada nesta relevante investigação da identidade de Hollywood e LGBTQ+, desde seu personagem público como mulherengo até sua vida privada como homem gay.A biografia do renomado ator Rock Hudson é examinada nesta relevante investigação da identidade de Hollywood e LGBTQ+, desde seu personagem público como mulherengo até sua vida privada como homem gay.
- Indicado para 1 Primetime Emmy
- 6 indicações no total
- Self
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- Self - Rock Hudson's Father
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- Self - Rock Hudson's Boyfriend
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- Self - Nephew of Ken Hodge
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- Self - Rock Hudson's Agent
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- Self - Co-Star
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- Self
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- Self - Rock Hudson's Boyfriend
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- Self - Fellow Actor
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- Self - George Nader's Long-Term Partner
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- Self - Film Historian
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- Self - Director
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- Self - Film Producer
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- Self - Actor & Author
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- Self - Script Supervisor
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- (as Betty Abbott Griffin)
- Self - Rock Hudson's Wife
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Avaliações em destaque
Aimed to be non-exploitative, the docu lets us understand the paradox of life living behind the created facade of all-American straight stud that 'all women wanted' and all men 'wanted to be'.
He learned how to be a star. It took many more years to be comfortable winking at and living in both worlds. Not a fusion of both. Not a modern out life.
In an instant he could go from his gay circle and all those who 'knew', plus the times he was out around around in public with boyfriends etc. - and did not give a damn who saw what and knew (as long as no pics to publish, please) and kept the 'secret' to his public star personna.
Armistead Maupin was a confident and bud in later years and tried to persuade have RH toward a path toward coming out, years before RH and aids. That was one thing RH would not do.
There are significant new interviews presented with so many important persons in RH personal and professional life, whom were available when the film was made.
We have affection look at Elizabeth Taylor's close friendship from the time of "GIANT". And then what about James Dean ... frenemies with RH and that's all that can be gotten of Dean and Rock in those brief days before Dean died just before that film was finished.
Of course I was still quite interested about RH early days in Hollywood. That is brought to life well, as it follows toward RH breakout and as a big star, being pushed into having 'beard' stories let into the celeb gossip mags, and then into a marriage. Lots of a few intimate friends a few lovers or close buds who could be interviewed and were very candid. Much appreciated more of their stories could be told.
Questions about why, what of Phyllis Gates still float around. Robert Hofler, author of "The Man Who Invented Rock Hudson: The Pretty Boys and Dirty Deals of Henry Willson" made it clear that Phyllis Gates, to him, Gates was a 'blackmailer' and gay (he did not say bi). So the marriage arrangement crashed and burned. Never again for Rock. He forged his own life, a way to be comfortable in his own body, in his own circles and still deliver the goods to 'Hollywood. The dirt and inuendo stopped flowing on RH. The celeb. Gossip press (infamously to those who understood) before, were offered up dirt on more reclusive and not as big a star, Tab Hunter, for backing off on stories about Rock.
Archival materials are included which have never been seen by the public. Beyond expected articles and film, we see many personal pics of RH and friends and lovers at most relaxed, unguarded moments.
The most distinctive aspect of this documentary is the use of clips from so many of RH movies as prescient, revealing, biting commentary on RH's life. Funny, amazing lines, some dramatic commentary on his own life and fate (perhaps) and some so much like a little coming out. Stunning clips - they did their homework going thu RH films closely!
It just worked out that way somehow. Taken out of context of his films plots, they are amazingly autobiographic.
- at World Premiere, Tribeca Film Festival June 11.
I also found the constant interspersing of clips from Hudson's films to become distracting after awhile. The filmmakers seemed to think it was clever to find similarities in Hudson's life with many of the scenes from his films, but after about an hour I felt the constant interruptions in the narrative with these asides eventually became so overused that it intruded on the tone of the documentary itself. This became particularly obvious at the end when the documentary details Hudson's passing. Probably 30 minutes of the film's 104 minute running time seem to be made up of clips that are used in this manner. Some of them have been edited by the filmmakers to be humorous in order to unnecessarily drive home a point.
Overall, I've been looking forward to seeing this film since I've heard about it but ultimately found it to be pretty disappointing. If you know nothing about Rock Hudson or his life, this might be interesting... but for many of us there isn't much territory that hasn't already been explored here.
Perhaps he was just too private for any truly meaningful content to be put together about him. If that's the case, it probably wasn't worth making this. I also seriously question the director's abilities because, as another review said, the movie clip usage grew tiresome and was uncomfortable at times. There were also a couple of highly unnecessary crude comments about Rock that were inexplicably not edited out.
I personally don't think Rock would appreciate his sexuality being the biggest talking point because I don't think anyone would. He was so much more than that. This is a skip.
Você sabia?
- CuriosidadesRock Hudson was the first celebrity known to have died from AIDS.
- Citações
Self - Rock Hudson's Biographer: In some ways, Rock is the most successful creation of that golden age of Hollywood, the last of those manufactured stars where every aspect of their private life has been built by other people.
- Trilhas sonorasMockin' Bird Hill
Performed by Jean Shepard
Written by Vaughn Horton
Published by Southern Music Pub. Co. Inc.
Courtesy of Capitol Nashville
Under license from Universal Music Operations Ltd.
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Detalhes
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- Rock Hudson: solo el cielo lo supo
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- Tempo de duração1 hora 44 minutos
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