Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind

Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind is an American Documentary that premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival.[1] It premiered on 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 Laurent Bouzereau, Manoah Bowman, and Natasha Gregson Wagner, Natalie Wood's daughter. It runs for 100 minutes.

Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind
Poster
Directed byLaurent Bouzereau
Produced by
CinematographySean Hill
Travers Jacobs
Toby Thiermann
Steven Wacks
Edited byJason Summers
Music byJeremy Turner
Production
companies
Distributed byHBO Max
Release dates
  • January 27, 2020 (2020-01-27) (Sundance)
  • May 5, 2020 (2020-05-05) (HBO Max)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Appearances

Natalie Wood ... Self (archive footage)

Natasha Gregson Wagner ... Self - Daughter of Natalie Wood

Julie Salamon ... Self - Author, Film Critic

Robert Redford ... Self - Actor, Filmmaker

Mia Farrow ... Self - Actor, Friend

Courtney Wagner ... Self - Daughter of Natalie Wood

Robert Wagner ... Self - Natasha's Stepfather, Actor

George Hamilton ... Self - Actor

George Segal ... Self - Actor, Friend

Elliott Gould ... Self - Actor

Mart Crowley ... Self - Playwright, Friend

David Niven Jr. ... Self - Producer, Friend

Katie Wagner ... Self - Daughter of Robert J. Wagner

Richard Gregson ... Self - Natasha's Biological Father

Sarah Gregson ... Self - Daughter of Richard Gregson

Delphine Mann Delphine Mann ... Self - Friend

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] It is rated TV-14. Many reviewers (e.g. New Yorker, The Guardian, Vanity Fair, Los Angeles Times) comment on Wood's conflicted psyche and the paradox of her death.[4][5][6] Other reviewers comment on how the documentary tries to control the narrative and slam rumors that Robert Wagner was involved in Wood's death.[7][8][9][10][11][12]

References
  1. "natalie-wood-what-remains-behind". www.sundance.org. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
  2. "Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind | Documentaries". HBO. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
  3. "Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind (2020)", Rotten Tomatoes, Fandango, retrieved 2021-10-30
  4. Schulman, Michael. "HBO's New Natalie Wood Documentary Doesn't Have the Answers". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
  5. "'A short but vibrant life': revisiting the life and death of Natalie Wood". The Guardian. 2020-05-04. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
  6. Lowry, Brian. "'Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind' celebrates her life". CNN. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
  7. Lopez, Kristen (2020-05-05). "'Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind' Review: Documentary Wants to Tell All but Feels Too Controlled". IndieWire. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
  8. "Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind Illuminates an Elusive Star". Time. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
  9. "Natalie Wood's death is still big business. In a new film, her family fights back". Los Angeles Times. 2020-05-05. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
  10. Hallemann, Caroline (2020-04-07). "Watch the Trailer for HBO's Natalie Wood Documentary, 'Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind'". Town & Country. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
  11. Yahr, Emily. "Five takeaways from HBO's Natalie Wood film, which slams rumors that Robert Wagner was involved in her death". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
  12. Miller, Julie. "Why Natalie Wood's Daughter Is Confronting Robert Wagner About Wood's Death". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
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