Richard Brody reviews “Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes,” a documentary film directed by Nanette Burstein, about the life and the acting career of Elizabeth Taylor.
Burstein keeps the movie’s focus on its main source—Taylor’s voice. Her words are often heard over footage of a reel-to-reel tape recorder, in a way that draws attention to the power of her voice. Burstein further emphasizes voices by offering no talking-head interviews; supplementary interviews are heard but not seen. The soundtrack unfolds over a judicious and often poignant selection of archival footage and still photographs.
When he left Reynolds and married Taylor, the tabloid fallout was devastating; Taylor, embarking on her fourth marriage while still in her twenties, was widely depicted as a home-wrecker. As for the marriage, she says that she knew it was a mistake before she went through with it but was inhibited about backing out. In 1960, Taylor signed a million-dollar contract to star in “Cleopatra.
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