Bernard and Doris (2006)

Terrible acting, screenplay and direction.

Critics,are you kidding us

Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.

It is interesting even when nothing much happens, which is for most of its 3-hour running time. Read full review

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two characters, two great actors. and that is all. the story is only the space for use the nuances of acting and to transform the tension in an impressive piece. sure, each film/play has that characteristics. this case is different only because the search of biographic details is almost vain. it is a Sandon - Finnes duel and the levels of character is all. so, it is difficult to compare or expect a story of Doris Duke more than a drawing/sketch with profound subjective lines. it is a beautiful film because it is a meeting with art of two masters of character grinding. and not the physical aspect or the details from a rich lady existence are relevant but the force of duel and the splendor of each step to build it.

This movie was OK. I don't know much about Doris Duke, so I don't know how accurate it was. But what I do know is that I found this HBO movie entertaining and a lot better than a lot of movies that get released in theaters. Susan and Ralph were very good in their roles. The movie shows Doris in her later years. She chases younger men and drinks a lot and moves between all her homes and fabulous vacations. She becomes friends with her butler Bernard. She probably likes the fact he likes to drink too and loves to kiss her @ss. She doesn't even mind when she catches him stealing her boos when she states any help stealing from her will get fired. Her death was controversial as to weather Bernard played a role in it and if he had anything to do with her will changing. He got 5 million plus control over her estate and foundation. But he didn't live to many more years after she died.FINAL VERDICT: Interesting, amusing. Susan and Ralph were good together and what made this film work.

As usual they make another story about Doris and once again the truth never comes out. All of the books are incorrect, and now all of the movies are fabricated trash. Why can't they tell the real story of Miss Duke? Because they have never contacted the people who actually knew her and were with her during her best years. Such a fascinating woman reduced to chasing men and drinking endlessly with a butler whom looked nothing like Ralph Fiennes but more like Louie Anderson. A complete waste of film and time, why focus on the butler who was a corrupt drunk after her money. Focus on the real Doris one day and you will see a woman that is completely different in every way. Such a shame to see this mess that HBO came out with, she wasn't even at Falcon Lair at the end. The whole movie was basically nothing more then fiction and lies. I can't even continue it was so bad...It's really a shame because she was such a fascinating woman, more then anyone will ever know.