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‘Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story’ Review: Minnelli Docu Benefits From Unseen Footage, Compelling Interviews And The Star Herself – Tribeca Festival
A review of a new documentary chronicling the life of superstar Liza Minnelli, particularly at the height of her fame, success, and heartbreak.
The focus ulitmately on how she became her own person, especially how she managed to navigate the spotlight put on her after mother Judy Garland’s all too tragic death caused much speculation that the same thing might happen to her equally talented powerhouse performer of a a daughter. Somehow keeping this all from being a talking head-style docu Klein has the right people on camera with much to illuminate about the subject including BFF Mia Farrow, Jim Caruso, Ben Vereen, and Cabaret composer John Kander. There was early mentor Kay Thompson (a consistent figure in the previously unseen footage) who advised her not to “waste time with dull people” , songwriter Fred Ebb, the “French Sinatra” Charles Aznavour, fashion icon Halston, and Cabaret director Bob Fosse who were responsible in their own ways for taking a raw talent born of famous parents and letting her rise to the top on her own.
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