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The HBO TV movie "Behind the Candelabra" was shortlisted for the main competition unit of the 66th Cannes Film Festival. The film is adapted from celebrity biographies. The protagonist, Li Brazzi (played by Michael Douglas), was a well-known piano artist in Hollywood in the 1950s and 1970s. Won the stage title of "King of Shining". He never admitted that he was gay and fought many honorary lawsuits for it, but in his later years he had to go to court with his 22-year-old male assistant and bodyguard Scott (Matt Damon). The latter claimed to have an underground affair with him for five years and claimed sky-high alimony, which triggered an earthquake in the American entertainment industry. The two sides later chose to settle out of court, and Li Brazzi died of AIDS the following year.
The film begins with Scott's encounter with Lee Brazzi. Scott was fascinated by Li Brachy's superb piano performance when they first met, and Li Brachy's provocative "This must be fate" made the two quickly fall in love. When they don't need to face the public, they are like ordinary couples, living a fairy-tale luxury life. However, Scott obtained the love and material guarantee that women could not ask for, but was destined to not get a piece of identity proof. Such regrets are not only caused by the prejudice of the times, but also because of Li Brazzi's selfishness and stubbornness. In the end, the two broke up because of this, and the secret underground life of a generation of superstars turned into a giant-screen soap opera that was watched by the public in reality. A true love finally lost to the closet door...

Watch this movie The news that Michael Douglas contracted an STD for a blow job for Catherine Zeta-Jones kept popping up in my head.

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