Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind
| Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind | |
|---|---|
HBO Max | |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind is an American
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 Bouzereau, Manoah Bowman, and Wood's daughter Natasha Gregson Wagner
. It is rated TV-14.
Appearances
- Natalie Wood (archive footage)
- Natasha Gregson Wagner – Daughter
- Julie Salamon – Author, Film Critic
- Robert Redford – Actor, Filmmaker
- Mia Farrow – Actor, Friend
- Courtney Wagner – Daughter of Natalie Wood
- Robert Wagner – Natasha's Stepfather, Actor
- George Hamilton – Actor
- Mart Crowley – Playwright, Friend
- David Niven Jr. – Producer, Friend
- Katie Wagner – Daughter of Robert J. Wagner
- Richard Gregson – Natasha's Biological Father
- Sarah Gregson – Daughter of Richard Gregson
- Delphine Mann – Friend
- Joshua Donen – Stepson of Robert J. Wagner
- Liz Applegate – Natalie's Personal Assistant 1977–1981
- Peter Hyams – Director, Peeper
- Richard Benjamin – Actor, Friend
- John Irvin – Filmmaker
- Alice Emmy Price – Natalie's Childhood friend
- Michael Childers – Photographer, Friend
- Alan Nierob – Publicist
- Dyan Cannon – Actor
- Elliott Gould – Actor
- Tonya Crowe – Actor
- George Segal – Actor
- Douglas Trumbull – Director, Brainstorm
- Julia Gregson – Wife of Richard Gregson
- Jill St. John – Wife of Robert J. Wagner, Actor
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]
Some reviewers, including those from The New Yorker, The Guardian and CNN, noted Wood's conflicted psyche and the paradox of her death.[4][5][6] Others, including Vanity Fair and the Los Angeles Times, felt the documentary's primary focus was to quell rumors that Wood's widower Robert Wagner was involved in her death.[7][8][9][10][11][12]
References
- ^ "Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind". Sundance Film Festival. Archived from the original on October 17, 2021. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
- ^ "Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind". HBO. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
- ^ "Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind (2020)", Rotten Tomatoes, Fandango, retrieved October 30, 2021
- ^ Schulman, Michael (May 5, 2020). "HBO's New Natalie Wood Documentary Doesn't Have the Answers". The New Yorker. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
- ^ Horton, Adrian (May 4, 2020). "'A short but vibrant life': revisiting the life and death of Natalie Wood". The Guardian. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
- ^ Lowry, Brian (May 4, 2020). "'Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind' celebrates her life". CNN. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
- ^ Lopez, Kristen (May 5, 2020). "'Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind' Review: Documentary Wants to Tell All but Feels Too Controlled". IndieWire. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
- ^ Zacharek, Stephanie (May 5, 2020). "Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind Illuminates an Elusive Star". Time. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
- ^ Ali, Lorraine (May 5, 2020). "Natalie Wood's death is still big business. In a new film, her family fights back". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
- ^ Hallemann, Caroline (April 7, 2020). "Watch the Trailer for HBO's Natalie Wood Documentary, 'Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind'". Town & Country. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
- ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
- ^ Miller, Julie (April 30, 2020). "Why Natalie Wood's Daughter Is Confronting Robert Wagner About Wood's Death". Vanity Fair. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
