Part of Music City Mondays
This star studded tribute brings into focus the dazzling, complex period of Liza Minnelli’s life starting in the 1970s, just after the tragic death of her mother Judy Garland — as she confronts a range of personal and professional challenges on the way to becoming a bona fide legend. Over these years, Liza seeks out extraordinary mentors: Kay Thompson, Fred Ebb, Charles Aznavour, Halston and Bob Fosse. With insightful participation from a coterie of colleagues such as Michael Feinstein, Mia Farrow, Ben Vereen, Joel Grey and the late Chita Rivera — along with the revelatory participation by the star herself — the film illuminates the contradiction of Liza Minnelli: her privilege and struggle, strength and vulnerability, unreal expectations and towering talent — frictions which fueled her stunning rise and resilience, and her enduring place as one of the greatest, most original performers in the history of entertainment.
See also: NEW YORK, NEW YORK (Mon, Mar 3 at 8:00pm)
“Scintillating…. LIZA is so devoted, and with good reason, to finding the essence of Liza Minnelli in her relationship to live audiences. We see her drink in their energy like air, then give it back to them as a heavenly glow.” —Owen Gleiberman, Variety “[Liza Minelli] is sharp and funny and charmingly dictatorial in her interviews, telling Klein where to put his camera and how to edit historic footage. He wisely complies, adding another level of regard to a movie already bursting with love…. Klein, like everyone else onscreen, is understandably protective of the subject who bosses him around with captivating candor and irresistible affection. If the end result is less a comprehensive biography than a long-overdue and entirely-deserved tribute, it is, nevertheless, truly terrific.” —Elizabeth Weitzman, The Wrap “A film that deploys a wealth of great archival material plus intimate access to the subject and those closest to her to build a gorgeous portrait of a legendary showbiz survivor, warmly celebratory but also unquestionably authentic….” —David Rooney, Hollywood Reporter
