Many of them are her friends, so they obviously trusted her to do the right thing by Clift, and therefore felt free enough with her to not gloss things over. At the time this book was written, many of Clift’s contemporaries were still alive, and Bosworth had great access to them. Bosworth is a member of the Actors Studio, a place Clift worked. Alongside of this was Clift’s brilliant early career, when his virtuosity stunned pretty much everyone who knew him. At the end, he was almost a recluse, drinking himself into oblivion, and cruising the docks of New York City for “trade”.
Told elegantly, with great compassion, but without avoidance.
It is not only focused on one thing (Clift’s homosexuality – you know how so many books have one point to drive home and every story has to somehow dovetail into that point? Bosworth avoids that) … It is the story of a life. The book came out in 1978 and there hasn’t been a big thorough biography of Clift since, because … why bother? Bosworth dominates. In a similar way that Ron Chernow did with Alexander Hamilton, and David McCullough did with John Adams … Patricia Bosworth does with Montgomery Clift.
I find myself comparing all other biographies to this one. I consider this book to be a high watermark in entertainment biography. Montgomery Clift: A biography, by Patricia Bosworth The doc loses its way on occasion and becomes bogged down in its own minutia, but still offers an alternative to previous insights by a proud nephew.Daily Book Excerpt: Entertainment Biography/Memoir: I applaud them for attempting to show a different side of Clift than the one portrayed by both biographers Bosworth and LaGuardia, but in doing so, they also failed to address several elephants in the room. They filmmakers heavily downplayed the impact of his automobile accident, which forever altered his incredible good looks and descent into addiction. While the doc's obvious mission was to focus on his talent and unconventional bucking of a studio contract to maintain his sexual freedom, I feel it was rather to have more control in the films he chose and the dialog contained within. Much of the doc was composed of secret recording by he filmmaker's father, Monty's brother Brooks Clift. It was only mentioned during the Q&A's afterward that Clift's even had a twin sister and her entire side of the large family refused to participate.
such as his decline into alcohol and drugs, which undoubtedly led to heart failure at 45 years old. While it valiantly attempts to dispel supposed "myths" about Monty's life, it fails to recognize some obvious truths, as well. I just saw this doc at the Palm Springs Film Festival last night.
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