Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind
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Directed by | Laurent Bouzereau |
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Cinematography | Sean Hill Travers Jacobs Toby Thiermann Steven Wacks |
Edited by | Jason Summers |
Music by | Jeremy Turner |
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Distributed by | HBO Max |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind is an American Documentary that premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival.[1] It premiered on HBO Max on May 5, 2020, and is available to stream on Hulu and other streaming platforms.[2] It was directed by Laurent Bouzereau and produced by Nedland Media, Amblin Television, and HBO Documentary Films. Producers include Laurent Bouzereau, Manoah Bowman, and Natasha Gregson Wagner, Natalie Wood's daughter. It runs for 100 minutes.
Appearances[]
Natalie Wood ... Self (archive footage)
Natasha Gregson Wagner ... Self - Daughter of Natalie Wood
Julie Salamon ... Self - Author, Film Critic
Robert Redford ... Self - Actor, Filmmaker
Mia Farrow ... Self - Actor, Friend
Courtney Wagner ... Self - Daughter of Natalie Wood
Robert Wagner ... Self - Natasha's Stepfather, Actor
George Hamilton ... Self - Actor
George Segal ... Self - Actor, Friend
Elliott Gould ... Self - Actor
Mart Crowley ... Self - Playwright, Friend
David Niven Jr. ... Self - Producer, Friend
Katie Wagner ... Self - Daughter of Robert J. Wagner
Richard Gregson ... Self - Natasha's Biological Father
Sarah Gregson ... Self - Daughter of Richard Gregson
Delphine Mann Delphine Mann ... Self - Friend
Critical response[]
Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind has a 78% rating on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes. The site's critical consensus reads, "Though it sheds little new light on the case, What Remains Behind paints a loving portrait of a starlet and mother gone too soon."[3] It is rated TV-14. Many reviewers (e.g. New Yorker, The Guardian, Vanity Fair, Los Angeles Times) comment on Wood's conflicted psyche and the paradox of her death.[4][5][6] Other reviewers comment on how the documentary tries to control the narrative and slam rumors that Robert Wagner was involved in Wood's death.[7][8][9][10][11][12]
References[]
- ^ "natalie-wood-what-remains-behind". www.sundance.org. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
- ^ "Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind | Documentaries". HBO. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
- ^ "Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind (2020)", Rotten Tomatoes, Fandango, retrieved 2021-10-30
- ^ Schulman, Michael. "HBO's New Natalie Wood Documentary Doesn't Have the Answers". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
- ^ "'A short but vibrant life': revisiting the life and death of Natalie Wood". The Guardian. 2020-05-04. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
- ^ Lowry, Brian. "'Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind' celebrates her life". CNN. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
- ^ Lopez, Kristen (2020-05-05). "'Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind' Review: Documentary Wants to Tell All but Feels Too Controlled". IndieWire. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
- ^ "Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind Illuminates an Elusive Star". Time. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
- ^ "Natalie Wood's death is still big business. In a new film, her family fights back". Los Angeles Times. 2020-05-05. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
- ^ Hallemann, Caroline (2020-04-07). "Watch the Trailer for HBO's Natalie Wood Documentary, 'Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind'". Town & Country. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
- ^ Yahr, Emily. "Five takeaways from HBO's Natalie Wood film, which slams rumors that Robert Wagner was involved in her death". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
- ^ Miller, Julie. "Why Natalie Wood's Daughter Is Confronting Robert Wagner About Wood's Death". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
External links[]
- 2020 films
- English-language films
- American documentary films
- American films
- 2020 documentary films
- Documentary films about women
- HBO Max films
- HBO documentary films