简介：Reviewsofthelegiter"ElaineStritchatLiberty"leftnosuperlativesonthetable--theshowwasatourdeforcecombiningcomedy,drama,musicandasingularlifespentcommittedtothetheater.HBO'sdocuwidensthelenstoexposeevenmoreofStritch,whetheritbehistorical,pre-performanceorinrehearsal,yetdoesn'tlimnanythingnotcoveredintheone-womanshow.Therichnessofthestagework,however,farexceedsanythingthefilmmakersbringtothedocu;funnyhowawell-writtenreminiscencecanworkbetterthanablack-and-whitephotograph. In"AtLiberty's"credits,JohnLahrisbilledashaving"constructed"thepiece,whichStritchhas"reconstructed."AndyPicheta,NickDoob,ChrisHegedusandDAPennebakerhavefurtheredreconstructedtheworktoshowbitsofitsevolutionandStritch'stimidityawayfromthefootlights.Theirbesthistoricaladditionisfootagefromtherecordingofthe"Company"castalbum;itcapturesmomentsofdefeatandrecuperationthatunderlineStritch'sdeterminationandcommitment. Enoughofthestageshow--aTonywinnerandahitinLondon,Gotham'sPublicandontheroad--remainsuntouchedinthefilm,asshecoversherresolutelyCatholicchildhood,hermovetoNewYorkasan18-year-oldandahandfulofromances,includingdateswithMarlonBrando,BenGazzaraandRockHudson.Hersisaconviviallifewithconsequence--love,drinking,NoelCowardandmoredrinkingtakeupthebulkoftheanecdotes--andthehonestywithwhichsheattackshertriumphsandshortcomingsremainintact,despitethefilmmakers'embellishments.…