Judy Balaban

Монтгомери Клифт был уникальным человеком и еще более удивительным актером. Воспитанный в семье вице-президента крупного трастового фонда, он выбрал нервную актерскую стезю и уже в 14 лет дебютировал на Бродвее. После дюжины звездных лет в театре, Монти отправился в Голливуд, номинировался на премию «Оскар» за первый же свой фильм и быстро стал ведущим актером своего поколения. Он никогда не подписывал долгосрочных контрактов со студиями (ситуация, неслыханная в то время), предпочитая существование «свободного агента» и пользуясь потрясающей свободой в выборе фильмов и режиссеров.

For the first time one of Hollywood's greatest stars tells his own story, in his own words. From a childhood of poverty to global fame, Cary Grant, the ultimate self-made star, explores his own screen image and what it took to create it.

Documentary - She came from a wealthy and competitive Philadelphia family, but the life of well-brought up society held little appeal for this acclaimed beauty. She left for New York City and worked hard as a model, stage actor and TV player. And then she was discovered by Hollywood. In less than four years she was acknowledged as one of movie's most sought after stars and an Academy-Award winner, playing opposite some of the greatest leading men of her time. Suddenly, like a modern-day fairy tale, Grace Kelly turned her back on it all - to become Her Serene Highness Princess Grace of Monaco.

A documentary incorporating footage of Montgomery Clift’s most memorable films; interviews with family and friends, and rare archival material stretching back to his childhood. What develops is the story of an intense young boy who yearned for stardom, achieved notable success in such classic films as From Here to Eternity and I Confess, only to be ruined by alcohol addiction and his inability to face his own fears and homosexual desires. Montgomery Clift, as this film portrays him, may not have been a happy man but he never compromised his acting talents for Hollywood.