Liz & Dick Page #8

Synopsis: On the set of Cleopatra, Hollywood's most beautiful star, Elizabeth Taylor, fell into the arms of one of the world's greatest actors, Richard Burton - and she didn't leave. Their subsequent white-hot, scandalous love affair gave rise to the paparazzi and they became the most hunted and photographed couple on earth. Their rocky, passionate, relationship, born in front of the cameras, was subsequently captured in a series of films, including The V.I.P.s and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? The last of the great, extravagant stars, flaunting diamonds, yachts and private planes, they continually seized the headlines. They even divorced and married again - only to divorce again - but remain in each other's hearts. This Elizabeth Taylor - Richard Burton story is a no-holds barred account of their undying, but impossible love.
Genre: Biography, Drama
Director(s): Lloyd Kramer
Production: E1 Entertainment
  Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 win & 1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
4.1
Rotten Tomatoes:
33%
TV-14
Year:
2012
88 min
102 Views


TROUBLE WITH MY BACK LATELY.

IT KEEPS GOING TO SPASM.

I'LL BE FINE IN A MINUTE.

DARLING, BE A DEAR.

GET THE CAR:

AND ONE OF MY PILLS.

Woman on P.A.:

PLEASE DIAL 311.

HOW'S YOUR BACK?

HENRY.

JEWELRY?

OH, HENRY, HOW SWEET.

WOULD YOU LIKE:

TO TRY THEM ON?

SORRY, DARLING,

BUT IT'S A LITTLE DIFFICUL WHEN I'M UPSIDE DOWN.

[ LAUGHS ]

RICHARD MADE THE FRONT PAGE

AGAIN.

BROKE OFF:

HIS ENGAGEMENT.

HENRY, MY LOVE,

WOULD YOU CALL THE NURSE?

I THINK I SHOULD TRY

A FEW STEPS TODAY.

[ SIGHS ]

OH, DR. MILLER.

I WAS JUST TELLING HENRY

THAT I'M FEELING

SO VERY MUCH BETTER.

WHAT?

YOUR BLOOD TESTS.

LOOK, I-I'M NOT SAYING

IT IS COLON CANCER,

BUT IT'S SERIOUS ENOUGH

THAT I NEED TO RUN MORE TESTS.

I'LL BE BACK

IN A COUPLE OF HOURS.

LAST CHANCE.

IS THERE ANYTHING

I CAN GET YOU?

JUST SAY THE WORD.

ANYTHING?

[ Voice breaking ]

RICHARD.

Woman on P.A.:

DR. RICK TO MATERNITY.

DR. RICK TO MATERNITY, PLEASE.

HELLO, BOOPSY.

[ LAUGHS ]

HELLO, BURTY.

MISS TAYLOR.

OH. MR. BURTON.

OH.

HAVE YOU MET RICHARD?

SO, ANY NEWS?

YES,

AND IT'S ALL GOOD.

IT WAS:

A FALSE POSITIVE.

[ EXHALES DEEPLY ]

ELIZABETH,

YOU ARE OKAY.

IN FACT,

FIT AS A FIDDLE.

THANK YOU.

ELIZABETH...

I'VE BEEN SITTING HERE,

THINKING ABOU HOW I MAY LOSE YOU

AND WONDERING HOW I COULD

LET YOU OUT OF MY LIFE

FOR AN HOUR,

LET ALONE A DAY.

ELIZABETH,

WILL YOU MARRY ME?

AGAIN, PLEASE?

Man:
WELL,

HERE'S TO THE NEWLYWEDS.

All:
HEAR, HEAR!

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU, SIR.

WELL DONE,

MR. TAYLOR.

MAYBE YOU'LL HAVE

BETTER LUCK THIS TIME.

OH, THE LIZ AND DICK SHOW

DOESN'T NEED LUCK, NO.

NO, WHAT IT NEEDS

IS A NEW SCRIPT.

I WAS RIGHT.

THE AUDIENCE ATE IT UP.

THEY LOVE, THEY DRINK,

THEY FIGHT, THEY FORNICATE,

THEY MARRY, THEY DIVORCE,

THEY MARRY AGAIN.

REALLY -- HOW LONG

CAN THIS SHOW RUN?

BUT FOR THE POOR PERFORMERS,

THE MARRIAGE WAS OVER IN MONTHS.

THEY KNOW THE LINES, BU THEY JUST KEEP COMING OUT WRONG.

SO PAINFUL TO REMEMBER.

SO TIRING.

I SUDDENLY FEEL:

SO VERY TIRED.

DO YOU MIND:

IF I LIE DOWN FOR A MOMENT?

Woman:
RICHARD?

RICHARD?

RICHARD?

[ HELICOPTER BLADES WHIRRING ]

WHICH DRESS DO YOU THINK IS

BETTER FOR THE STONY PARTY?

[ WHIRRING CONTINUES ]

WHAT'S GOING ON?

OH, DON'T TELL ME IT'S

ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE DAMN FIRES.

MOTHER?

WHAT IS GOING ON?

[ HANGERS CLACK ]

UM, IT'S RICHARD.

HE'S DEAD, HON.

OH, MY GOD!

ELIZABETH!

OH, SWEETIE!

Reporter:

A FEW QUESTIONS!

[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]

SO, WHEN'S THE FUNERAL

GONNA BE?

[ SHOUTING CONTINUES ]

JUST ONE QUESTION,

PLEASE.

SIR, PLEASE!

AT THE REQUES OF RICHARD'S WIDOW

AND TO AVOID A MEDIA CIRCUS,

MISS TAYLOR WILL NOT ATTEND

RICHARD BURTON'S FUNERAL

AND WILL NO BE MAKING A STATEMENT.

THANK YOU.

[ BELL TOLLING, BIRDS CHIRPING ]

[ SIGHS ]

[ INDISTINCT TALKING ]

I'LL GET THE POLICE.

[ CAMERA SHUTTERS CLICKING ]

PLEASE, PLEASE --

HAVE SOME RESPECT.

PLEASE.

[ Voice breaking ]

DO YOU KNOW HOW RARELY

WE WERE EVER TRULY ALONE?

[ SPEAKING FRENCH ]

[ SNIFFLES ]

[ CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKING ]

MADAME! MADAME!

OH, GOD, DO YOU HAVE

YOUR PICTURES NOW?!

DO YOU?!

CAN'T YOU LEAVE US ALONE?!

[ MAN SPEAKING FRENCH ]

[ CRYING ]

FOREVER AN OCEAN.

[ Voice breaking ]

FOREVER AN OCEAN.

I THINK:

WE BALANCED EACH OTHER OUT.

I THINK THE BALANCE WAS

WHAT REALLY MEANT THE MOST.

[ CHUCKLES ]

I THINK THAT WE BOTH

UNDERSTOOD EACH OTHER.

AND I DON'T THINK

WE'D EVER HAD THAT.

[ Voice breaking ] AND WITHOU HIM, I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.

[ SNIFFLES ]

I COULD FEEL:

THAT HE REALLY LOVED ME.

[ SNIFFLES ]

HE JUST LOVED ME.

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Christopher Monger

Christopher Monger (born 1950) in Taffs Well, Cardiff, Wales is a Welsh screenwriter, director and editor, best known for writing and directing The Englishman who Went up a Hill but Came down a Mountain and writing the HBO biopic Temple Grandin. He has directed eight feature films and written over thirty screenplays. more…

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