Elaine Stritch At Liberty (2002)

A film of the one woman show that Elaine Stritch did on Broadway which won a Tony award. She recounts her childhood and more importantly, her life in the theatre and it's a mesmerizing journey. She knew them all from Brando to Tennessee Williams to Noel Coward to Stephen Sondheim and everyone in between. She chronicles her romances, her hits and her failures, her battle with alcoholism and diabetes and always with a generous dose of humor and often poignance. And, of course, the songs associated with her long career from COMPANY, SAIL AWAY, PAL JOEY and even those shows she wasn't in but claimed anyway like I'm Still Here and Broadway Baby from FOLLIES etc. Her account of working on a stage production of THE WOMEN is both hilarious and heartbreaking. Stritch is a force of nature and a compelling stage presence and it helps if you're a theatre person so you recognize the names and the shows. A pure dynamite delight! Directed by George C. Wolfe.